June’s retail sales report missed expectations — and it may be the case that tepid consumer spending, while still increasing, may wind up causing a...
With restaurants crunched both by labor and food price challenges, P.F. Chang’s has become the latest restaurant to launch a happy hour deal to draw...
For the first time since 2021, consumers’ wages are exceeding inflation. A report Monday (July 17) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) notes that inflation-adjusted average hourly...
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee expressed his optimism regarding the recent consumer-price data, which showed inflation easing. “It’s at least promising that this...
Americans are becoming increasingly creative in their efforts to stretch their budget. Many are also responding to inflation by just going without, Bloomberg reported Thursday (July...
As consumers look to manage their food spending amid inflation, big earners are, ironically, the most likely of all to skip restaurants. By the Numbers...
For businesses of all stripes — but particularly smaller Main Street firms — margins are in focus. Inflation has had an impact on these companies,...
PepsiCo is seeing consumers comparison shop between different grocery merchants to find the lowest prices on their favorite brands’ products. “We’ve been able to raise prices,...
As grocery inflation is finally leveling off, at least for the time being, restaurants continue to jack up menu prices, and these increases are sending...