by Mike Duff | Apr 11, 2022 | Home + Housewares, Retail Articles
A study by market researcher Numerator indicates the lingering pandemic won’t deter most planned Easter gatherings. Numerator concluded that this Easter will be the first major holiday since the onset of the pandemic where more than half, at 61%, of consumers do not...
by Mike Duff | Mar 28, 2022 | Retail Articles
Do-it-yourselfers keep on spending to complete home projects, according to market research by Numerator, but a subclass of consumers, dubbed Prosumers, are particularly busy. Despite COVID restrictions, supply chain disruptions and unprecedented price increases, 40%...
by Mike Duff | Jan 25, 2022 | Retail Articles
Consumer spending on general merchandise finished 2021 up 15% versus the year earlier, with a 6% increase in unit sales, according to The NPD Group, and it wasn’t all holiday action. Although holiday shopping brought positive retail results, the early part of 2021...
by Mike Duff | Oct 20, 2021 | Retail Articles
Although Covid-19 continues to make its effects felt in the marketplace, results from the Deloitte 36th annual Holiday Retail Survey indicate that consumers will spend an average of $1,463 per household in the festive season this year, up 5% from 2020. Deloitte, as...
by Mike Duff | Oct 18, 2021 | Retail Articles
As the holidays approach, ICSC research suggests an 8.9% increase in November/December sales as consumers make use of multiple shopping channels. According to the Annual Holiday Shopping Intentions Survey from ICSC, formerly the International Council of Shopping...
