US demand for Christmas lighting sets is forecast to total $515 million in 2021. Anticipated contraction in Christmas tree purchases in unit terms will weigh on demand for associated lights...
May 9, 2017In its just-released Buy Now, Pay Later: Point-of-Sale Installment Loans report, we estimate that the BNPL installment lending market in the U.S. grew to $250 billion in 2020
October 5, 2021Analysis provided in Packaged Facts' report, "Walmart U.S. Strategies and Shoppers", helps make a strong case in Walmart’s favor.
September 26, 2018Quick question: what products can you sell as a service? Clothing? Check. Furniture? Check. Music? Check. Cars? Yes indeed. Even Americans’ love affair with vehicle ownership is going by the wayside – or so it seems. Proclamations of the end of personal car ownership are in vogue. Car subscription services – where consumers pay a fixed monthly fee to drive a vehicle they are renting – are one of the innovative services aiming to liberate us all from the responsibility of ownership. However, the prospects of car subscriptions as a mass-market mobility service appear limited.
June 17, 2019Fast fashion – the trend toward selling clothing featuring the latest designs to consumers as quickly and cheaply as possible – has long been the driving force in the apparel market. To the annoyance of many consumers, two consequences of this trend have been that clothing has become less durable and less unique.
October 11, 2017Nearly a third (31%) of U.S. adult have gardened in the last 12 months. Gardening has fallen off slightly since 2005, with participation rates dropping by a couple of percentage points. Despite this longer-term slight decline, the percentage of people gardening held firm during the recession--as way to reduce stress, grow food, gain more sense of control over one’s life, or simply because consumers were at home more or more practical-minded in their leisure spending. Gardeners tend to be 35 an...
October 8, 2013As the workplace changes, coffee service providers need to look to other markets to expand sales.
June 21, 2022Processed food manufacturers are finding themselves in a confounding situation. The processed food industry’s turnover from artificial to natural ingredients continues with a vengeance, and food additives are ground zero. Consumers’ preference for clean labels has continued to expand, and the food additives industry is running hard to keep up. For example, major industry R&D investment is driving the release of new naturally sourced colors applicable to a growing number of food categories. The i...
November 8, 2013Today’s teens and young adults display a wide range of complicated and contradictory characteristics that create an unparalleled challenge for marketers.
July 19, 2018There are a lot of stereotypes about the differences between men’s and women’s shopping habits. But what do the data say?
October 1, 2019