by Mike Duff | Sep 19, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Numerator’s State of Hispanic Spending report noted growing financial caution among Hispanic households driven by ongoing economic pressures and uncertainty. Hispanic household spending generally accounts for 15% of consumer spending in the United States. While...
by Mike Duff | Aug 25, 2025 | Retail Articles
NielsenIQ, as part of its recently released Business Resiliency Playbook, evaluated how delaying decisions in an unpredictable economic environment can expose businesses to risk. The market research and analytics company also provided advice to help businesses...
by Mike Duff | Sep 28, 2023 | Retail Articles
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index in September slipped to 103, down from an upwardly revised 108.7 in August. However, the Present Situation index gained as the Expectation Index declined, according to the Conference Board. The Present Situation Index,...
by Mike Duff | Sep 5, 2023 | Retail Articles
After making gains earlier in the summer, consumer confidence retreated in August, according to The Conference Board, as grocery and fuel prices worried consumers. In its monthly Consumer Confidence Index announcement, the organization noted that the August rating...
by Mike Duff | Aug 11, 2023 | Retail Articles
Consumer spending growth is slowing as the economy settles down amid higher interest rates intended to reduce inflation, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz noted in the August NRF Monthly Economic Review. He pointed out that gross domestic...