by Mike Duff | Apr 26, 2023 | Retail Articles
Despite weakening inflation, The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell in April to 101.3, with 100 being the divider between a positive and negative reading, down from 104 in March. The Present Situation Index, based on consumers’ assessment of current...
by Mike Duff | Feb 1, 2023 | Retail Articles
Data analyst Dunnhumby has released its sixth annual Retailer Preference Index which is led by H-E-B. In the index, which looks at supermarkets and competing grocery sellers, H-E-B regained its leadership position from Amazon with Costco following closely behind in...
by Mike Duff | Sep 21, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The Institute for Supply Management Services Purchasing Managers’ Index for August saw a slight movement into more positive economic territory. Meanwhile, a second organization participating in the business sector, the Association for Supply Chain Management,...
by Mike Duff | Jun 2, 2022 | Retail Articles
In what it describes as the first edition of its Home Goods Market Share Index, market research firm YipitData released a ranked list of the top 30 specialist retailers. The new quarterly index, compiled by YipitData’s retail and e-commerce analysts, tracks...
by Mike Duff | Apr 18, 2022 | Retail Articles
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...
