Consumer spending changed a lot in 2025 as many households adjusted to rising costs and tighter budgets. These shifts show how people rethink their priorities when dealing with inflation, high ...

Cafés and coffee shops remained busy, with 44% of consumers reporting that they relied on small treats to boost their mood.

Consumers continued to ramp up their spending as the holiday shopping season kicked into high gear in November, but inflation continued to bite, new data showed Thursday.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 10: A shopper carries bags through the Oxford Street financial district on May 10, 2024 in London, England. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the UK's gross ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Americans are expected to increase their holiday spending in 2025, with sales predicted to break records. The National Retail Federation predicts that this years’ holiday sales will ...

William Blair’s latest restaurant tracker showed a relatively stable consumer despite shaky conditions. About 92 percent of ...

As consumers balance celebration with caution amid inflation and shifting priorities, NIQ provides data to help retailers plan for a prosperous holiday season NielsenIQ (NIQ) (NYSE: NIQ), a leading ...

The Bloomberg Second Measure U.S. Consumer Spend Index shows that observed U.S. consumer spending increased 1.4% year-over-year (YoY) in October 2025, reversing the summer slowdown. Nonstore Retailers ...

Social media has gone from a place to share vacation photos to a full-blown shopping channel. It’s no longer just ...

Another year has come and gone, but the retail industry chugs ever onward. A 2025 retrospective would no doubt include both tariff upheaval and a surge in generative AI investing — two trends Retail ...