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Consumer Trends

Convenience vs. Savings: The Trade-Off Every Shopper Makes Without Realizing It

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 5 min · Dec 3, 2024

Consumer Trends

How Secondhand Shopping Moved From Fringe to Mainstream

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · Apr 10, 2024

Consumer Trends

How to Read a Consumer Trend Report Without Being Misled by It

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · Jun 10, 2023

Consumer Trends

Paying in Installments: What BNPL Really Costs American Shoppers

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · May 23, 2024

Consumer Trends

Shrinkflation, Skimpflation, and the Other Ways Products Are Getting Smaller

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Nov 20, 2024

Consumer Trends

Signals That a Consumer Trend Is Real vs. Just Media Noise

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 5 min · May 18, 2023

Consumer Trends

Social Media as a Store: How Discovery Shopping Changed Consumer Behavior

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · Mar 10, 2023

Consumer Trends

Subscription Fatigue: When Recurring Charges Start Costing More Than They're Worth

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Feb 25, 2025

Consumer Trends

The Generational Shopping Divide: What Separates Millennial and Gen Z Consumers

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 5 min · Mar 11, 2024

Consumer Trends

The Quiet Death of Brand Loyalty in America

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · Mar 31, 2024

Consumer Trends

The Rise of the Skeptical Shopper: How Trust Collapsed in Online Reviews

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · Jul 15, 2025

Consumer Trends

What 'Ethical Consumption' Actually Means—and What It Doesn't

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Jan 21, 2023

Consumer Trends

When 'Going Local' Costs More Than It Saves—and When It Doesn't

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Dec 2, 2023

Consumer Trends

Why Americans Are Buying Less but Spending More

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · Jan 14, 2025

Consumer Trends

Why Price Tags Have Gotten Harder to Trust

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · Aug 9, 2025

Market & Price News

CPI vs. PPI: Two Price Indexes and What Each One Tells You

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Jul 19, 2024

Market & Price News

Common Myths About Rising Prices That Mislead Everyday Shoppers

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Apr 11, 2026

Market & Price News

Economic Jargon in Market News: A Plain-Language Reference

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Apr 12, 2026

Market & Price News

Gas Prices and the Ripple Effect Across Your Monthly Budget

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 9 min · May 27, 2023

Market & Price News

Housing Costs vs. General Inflation: Why They Often Move Differently

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · Jan 13, 2026

Market & Price News

Interest Rates and Consumer Prices: A Relationship Most People Misread

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · Jan 11, 2024

Market & Price News

Market Forces That Drive Food Prices Beyond the Farm

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Apr 24, 2024

Market & Price News

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Reacting to a Price Spike in the News

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · Aug 29, 2024

Market & Price News

Reading an Inflation Report Without the Economics Degree

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Nov 27, 2023

Market & Price News

Seasonal Price Patterns Worth Knowing Before You Shop

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 5 min · Oct 28, 2024

Market & Price News

Shrinkflation: When the Package Shrinks But the Price Doesn't

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · Mar 26, 2026

Market & Price News

Staying Grounded When Market Headlines Create Budget Anxiety

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Nov 13, 2024

Market & Price News

Supply Chain Disruptions and the Lasting Price Effects on Consumer Goods

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 9 min · Aug 20, 2025

Market & Price News

Tariffs Explained: How Import Taxes Eventually Reach Your Shopping Cart

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · May 26, 2026

Market & Price News

What a Strong Dollar Actually Means for Your Everyday Purchases

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · Dec 3, 2025

Market & Price News

Why Grocery Prices Don't Drop Even When Inflation Slows

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · Jun 1, 2024

Industry Updates

Airline Fees That Have Quietly Expanded in Recent Years

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Dec 26, 2023

Industry Updates

Electric Vehicles and the Public Charging Gap: What Drivers Actually Face

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · Jul 31, 2023

Industry Updates

Fast Food Menus Are Shrinking—Here's the Industry Logic Behind It

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · Mar 12, 2026

Industry Updates

Ghost Kitchens vs. Traditional Restaurants: What Each Model Means for Diners

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Apr 25, 2024

Industry Updates

How Food Delivery Platforms Changed Restaurant Economics

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · May 8, 2025

Industry Updates

How Labor Shortages Reshaped the Hospitality Industry

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · Apr 21, 2024

Industry Updates

Key Terms in Today's Auto Industry Headlines, Defined

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Nov 24, 2025

Industry Updates

Private Label vs. Name Brand: How Grocery Retailers Are Changing the Game

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Aug 16, 2024

Industry Updates

Short-Term Rentals vs. Hotels: How the Regulatory Landscape Is Shifting

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 5 min · Jan 12, 2026

Industry Updates

Shrinkflation: The Grocery Store Math Most Shoppers Miss

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · Sep 29, 2023

Industry Updates

The Shift Toward Dynamic Pricing in Retail—and What It Means for Shoppers

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · Jun 17, 2023

Industry Updates

Tracking Retail's Ongoing Shift from In-Store to Omnichannel

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · Nov 15, 2025

Industry Updates

Understanding the Push for Right-to-Repair in the Auto Industry

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 7 min · Mar 29, 2026

Industry Updates

What Consumers Often Get Wrong About Airline Loyalty Programs

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Aug 14, 2024

Industry Updates

What the Rise of Buy Now, Pay Later Actually Costs Consumers

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 6 min · Feb 5, 2023

Industry Updates

Why Car Prices Still Haven't Fully Settled After the Chip Shortage

By News & Trends Editorial Team · 8 min · Nov 4, 2024

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