The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index slipped in November after losing ground in October, and now stands at 100.2 just two-tenths of a point above the border between positive and negative territory. As revised, the index stood at 102.2 in October, according...
The IBM Institute for Business Value annual global holiday shopping and travel report indicates consumers worldwide are ready to celebrate the holidays again and will be shopping earlier than in years past. The report also reveals economic and political issues will...
The new report Placer.ai Mall Index — May 2022 Update indicates that visits to all types of shopping malls, indoor, open-air lifestyle centers, and outlet malls, decreased between April and May, compared to the same months in 2019, but on a month-over-month basis,...
Walmart suffered some disappointment when the company launched its paid membership program when consumers didn’t react as enthusiastically as hoped and have since determined to enhance its value with additional benefits including a broader fuel discount. Now, Walmart+...
Consumer sentiment in the United States unexpectedly jumped to 65.7 in April of 2022 from an eleven-year low of 59.4 in March, preliminary estimates in the University of Michigan’s ongoing consumer sentiment survey determined. The April sentiment figure beat market...
