Buying Second-Hand Is Gaining Popularity
By Tyler Durden Second-hand shopping is gaining traction in several countries around the world. Statista’s Anna Fleck reports that data from the Statista Consumer Insights survey reveals…
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Families Are Spending Over $700 MORE Per Month Due To Inflation
By Mac Slavo Families living in the United States are feeling the pinch of inflation. They are now spending $709 per month more than they…
9 Signs That The U.S. Consumer Is About To Break
By Michael Snyder When the U.S. consumer is in healthy financial shape, the outlook for the U.S. economy is generally positive. But just like we…
Shrinkflation and Skimpflation Are Eating Our Lunch
By Jonathan Newman Economist Jeremy Horpedahl dismissed the silly claim by anticapitalists that capitalism must engineer food scarcity for the sake of profits. He presented…
“Shifting Consumer Behavior”: Conagra CEO Warns Americans Now Cut Back On Food Purchases
By Tyler Durden We got another glimpse into consumer behaviors via Sean Connolly, chief executive officer of Conagra Brands Inc., who told analysts during a…
Something Just Snapped: Consumers Panic Search “Pawn Shop Near Me”
By Tyler Durden Cash-strapped Americans are panic-searching “pawn shop near me.” The search trend spiked to a record high at the start of July and…
Consumers Trade Down From Walmart, Dollar Tree Becomes Supermarket For The Working Poor
By Tyler Durden Millions of American households have been battered by two years of negative real wage growth, which forced them to deplete personal savings…
Americans Say Families Need $85,000 To Get By, Up From $58,000 In 2013
By Mary Claire Evans Americans, on average, estimate that a family of four needs a minimum income of $85,000 annually to “get by” in their…
Everything in Installments? Shifting Consumer Credit Norms
By Laura Williams If you buy anything at all online these days, you might have noticed the sudden influx of “flexible financing” options. Everything from…
Opening Day 2023: 1 in 3 Baseball Fans Can’t Afford Tickets This Year
By Chris Melore Major League Baseball is back and there’s nothing quite like the pageantry of Opening Day. While hope springs eternal for each fan’s…
Walmart Layoffs At Fulfillment Centers Signals Ominous Sign For Economy
By Tyler Durden Over the next three months, hundreds of workers at five Walmart warehouses handling e-commerce orders will be laid off. This situation could…
Americans Spent More on Christmas This Year, But Not Because They’re Prosperous
By Ashley Allen Reade The most expensive time of the year is winding down and the numbers are in. Retail sales ended up being 7.6%…
Black Friday Was Dark Indeed for Retailers
By Daisy Luther Usually, after the biggest shopping day of the year, I scour the internet for a montage of shocking videos for an annual…
The End Of The Retail Industry As We Know It Today
By Michael Snyder Will this be the last “somewhat normal” holiday season for U.S. retailers? Normally, the holiday season is the most profitable time of…