Consumer Spending

IoT Spending Predicted To Hit $772B Next Year
IoT Spending Predicted To Hit $772B Next Year
December 08, 2017  |  Internet of Things

A new report says that worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is set to reach $772.5 billion in 2018, a 14.6 percent increase...

READ MORE >
Geotracking Gives Brick-And-Mortar A Leg Up On eCommerce
Geotracking Gives Brick-And-Mortar A Leg Up On eCommerce
December 07, 2017  |  Retail

With decreasing sales at brick-and-mortar stores, declining foot traffic and closing storefronts for retail chains, shopping mall owners are using new technology to help turn things...

READ MORE >
Amazon Prime Members Are The Big Spenders Of The Holidays
Amazon Prime Members Are The Big Spenders Of The Holidays
November 29, 2017  |  Retail

Will Amazon thrive on the power of wallets wielded by wealthier customers? According to news from CNBC.com, Amazon Prime members have a place among the...

READ MORE >
Small Business Saturday Drove 108M Consumers To Shop, Dine Locally
Small Business Saturday Drove 108M Consumers To Shop, Dine Locally
November 28, 2017  |  Retail

Small Business Saturday drew around 108 million consumers to locally owned restaurants and retail businesses, reported the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and American...

READ MORE >
Cyber Monday 2017: The Biggest Online Shopping Day In History?
Cyber Monday 2017: The Biggest Online Shopping Day In History?
November 24, 2017  |  Retail

This Cyber Monday could be the biggest online shopping day in history, according to Wednesday (Nov. 22) reports from CNBC. Bearing out the “Gray November”...

READ MORE >
What Walmart’s Resurgence Means For Retail And The “Pays”
What Walmart’s Resurgence Means For Retail And The “Pays”
November 20, 2017  |  Retail

Accomplished public intellectual and post-Keynesian economist John Kenneth Galbraith was well-known for four things. He didn’t think much of math and science — rather unusual given...

READ MORE >
Millennials Have Lost Their Appetite For Eating Out
Millennials Have Lost Their Appetite For Eating Out
November 15, 2017  |  Retail

The problem with millennials is that they just won’t sit still and stick with the cultural definitions they’ve been given. Three years ago, millennials were...

READ MORE >
Consumers’ Spending Blows Past September Estimates
Consumers’ Spending Blows Past September Estimates
October 31, 2017  |  Consumer Insights

U.S. consumer spending saw its largest increase in more than eight years in September, buoyed by the replacement of flood-damaged vehicles in Texas and Florida,...

READ MORE >
US Savings Rate Drops To 10-Year Low
US Savings Rate Drops To 10-Year Low
October 31, 2017  |  News

Americans are saving less these days — a sign that Americans are making more money, feeling better about the future or are just completely irresponsible...

READ MORE >