inflation

Inflation Remains Top of Mind for Small Businesses as 2024 Kicks Off
Inflation Remains Top of Mind for Small Businesses as 2024 Kicks Off
January 09, 2024  |  SMBs

The cost of doing business is top of mind for Main Street’s small businesses. The National Federation of Independent Business detailed in its Tuesday (Jan....

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Digital Growth Compounds Grocers’ Margin Pressures
Digital Growth Compounds Grocers’ Margin Pressures
January 09, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers’ increasing adoption of grocers’ in-house eCommerce options is eating into the retailers’ margins amid ongoing financial challenges. Grocery giant Albertsons Companies, Inc., which has...

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Seniors’ Possible Purchasing Power Erosion May Lead to Less Splurging in 2024
Seniors’ Possible Purchasing Power Erosion May Lead to Less Splurging in 2024
January 09, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Older consumers were able to maintain their purchasing power last year, mainly helped by an 8.7% jump in Social Security benefits that exceeded inflation. This...

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Consumers Temper Their Spending Plans Despite Slowing Inflation
Consumers Temper Their Spending Plans Despite Slowing Inflation
January 08, 2024  |  Economy

Consumers expect the punishing pace of inflation to decline in the months and years ahead. But they’re reigning in their spending plans, too — a...

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Service Sector Inflation Could Test Consumers’ Appetite to Spend in 2024
Service Sector Inflation Could Test Consumers’ Appetite to Spend in 2024
January 05, 2024  |  Economy

Through the last several months, payment networks, banks and buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms have pointed to the resilience of the U.S. consumer. Consumers...

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Carrefour Pulls Pepsi From Shelves in Price Tussle — Will Devoted Fans Pop Over to Coke? 
Carrefour Pulls Pepsi From Shelves in Price Tussle — Will Devoted Fans Pop Over to...
January 04, 2024  |  Retail

Coke or Pepsi? The perennial debate takes a new twist in the price negotiation battle between retailers and global food giants. Carrefour has decided to...

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Uniqlo Holds Onto Bargain Couture as H&M Tries on New Look for Shoppers
Uniqlo Holds Onto Bargain Couture as H&M Tries on New Look for Shoppers
January 02, 2024  |  Retail

Uniqlo wants to grow by selling good-quality apparel at affordable prices. That’s the stance the Japanese retailer is taking when it comes to securing its...

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Sixty Percent of US Consumers Live Paycheck to Paycheck – That Could Change in 2024
Sixty Percent of US Consumers Live Paycheck to Paycheck – That Could Change in 2024
December 29, 2023  |  Economy

Persistent inflation and increasing prices for essential items, from groceries and utilities to fuel, have left most Americans treading water financially in recent years. And...

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Consumers Pull Back on Spending; Companies Cut Costs
Consumers Pull Back on Spending; Companies Cut Costs
December 29, 2023  |  Economy

Companies are reportedly facing the reality of limited pricing power as demand weakens and consumers become more price sensitive. This marks a shift from recent...

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