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Due to inflation, several retailers are already dealing with higher cost of goods and services and dealing with the supply chain crisis. Consumers’ short-term inflation expectations rose again, with the median cost of living increase for next year pushing up from 5.7% to 6.0%. ...

More than two-thirds of the US population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, most students have resumed in-person learning, and the economy, as a whole, is booming. This holiday season is likely to bring more of the same as shoppers remain uncertain about the path of the pandemic a...

Chen: TSA scanned the highest numbers of post-pandemic air travelers (adj. for seasonality) during the Thanksgiving week. Black Friday + Cyber Monday sales showed some sign of falling short of high expectation. Chen: Still reason to be constructive on equity markets. For fur...

As a discrete data point, and when compared to 2020, more consumers did shop in stores than online. How consumers experience the physical store now will determine how they use it going forward – especially as the online shopping experience continues to improve. According to...

For the week ending Nov. 21, the average promotional discount was 33.4%, compared with two months prior at 37.0%. Due to inflation, several retailers are already dealing with higher COGS. They are concerned about inflation and the supply chain crisis. The Census Bureau reported th...

Both Rivian Automotive and Lucid Group are typical “bubble stocks.” Many investors clearly think that Lucid and Rivian are “the next Tesla,” and therefore they will race up in price to have similar market valuations. Due to an acute shortage of lithium-ion ...

Emerging consumer trends this holiday season. How retailers are coping with supply crunch for the holidays. What brands are best positioned to pass on higher cost to customers? For further details see: Who Will Be The Winners And Losers Of This Holiday Season?

PYMNTS’ research of 2,138 adult U.S. consumers in July 2021 finds that 29% of consumers abandon their online carts at checkout at least once a week. PYMNTS has been benchmarking and indexing checkout conversion since 2016, tracking a proprietary, randomly selected basket of onl...

The sharp slowdown in US economic growth in the third quarter (driven by weaker consumer spending) surprised economists, but the case for a rebound in Q4 is building. The Chicago Fed’s weekly estimate of retail activity reflects an ongoing rise in spending through mid-October. ...

The reality of the continuing pandemic has slowed the economic recovery and is reflected in new patterns of spending. People didn’t stop spending during the pandemic. It still remains to be seen if there will be enough of a shift from spending on goods to services to help e...