Macroeconomics Insight Center

Key takeaways   Shoppers surveyed through ShopperScape® signaled that they would curtail some of their spending after the holiday, likely to pay down credit card balances and recoup savings. Online shoppers dialed back their spending in January after driving the strongest nonstore ...

In a society with so much focus on millennials, we have almost forgotten another, even more promising generation: seniors. Brands and distributors have not yet developed customer relations adapted to the over-55s and there are few specific offers that appeal to rather than stigmatise the elderly. ...

Total retail sales growth warmed up in the 2019 holiday, but some channels were left out in the cold. Shoppers shunned most in-store specialty and department store channels in favor of online and select mass retailers. The mixed holiday performance has already triggered a few retailers to announce ...

There are anticipated to be some rays of sunshine this holiday coming mostly from omnichannel shoppers, while clouds will continue to hover over some parts of retail. The forecast assumes the full boat of tariffs will go into effect in December, rattling investor and shopper confidence late ...

Ahold Delhaize USA reported 0.2% growth in Q2 2019 for both comparable sales without fuel and net sales. This growth amounted to USD10.9 billion in net sales for the quarter when a strike at its Stop & Shop banner cost the company $345 million in sales. For the first half of the year, the ...

Kantar Worldpanel, the global market leader in consumer panels, reports that the total spending of the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) grew by 6.9% in the 12 weeks to 14 June, compared to the same period last year. Stronger growth in Q2 is thanks partly to the 18-day-long online discount ...

Have you been browsing our insight centres recently, or revising your market, channel or retailer strategy? Have you noticed that some of the data has changed? Indeed, it has, but don’t worry, everything’s under control and we would like to explain why. What changed and why? Volatile ...

The present, the near future, and scenarios for what may happen over the next 18 months For UK-facing suppliers, retailers and consumers alike, no issue is more top-of-mind than the impending Brexit deadline currently scheduled for 29 March 2019. With a month until the date, uncertainty remains, ...

Retailing in the Week Ahead, Week 48 Welcome back from the Black Friday bonanza. This year’s Black Friday took place in more countries than before, extended across more categories than before, lasted longer than before and included more gimmicks than ever. Some retailers called it Black ...