consumer spending

Recession? Teenagers Get It, and Are Cutting Back

After a year of observing their parents pinch pennies and fret about the economy, the nation's teenagers may be coming to grips with reality.Sales are down sharply in recent months at nearly every major retail... more »

Men shop quickly, women love to search

Think of the mall during the holidays. The music of the season fills the troglodyte with joy as he blazes a trail to Radio Shack. There, he offers a cashier a buckskin in exchange for... more »

This holiday season, retailers will emphasize ‘value’

The deals are already calling you.Take an extra 30 percent off plus $10 credit for every $50 spent. Any boot, 50 percent off. Choose from 100 toys for $10. Not good enough? How about 75... more »

More consumers plan to shop on Black Friday-ICSC

San Francisco, CA - A higher number of consumers plan to go shopping on Black Friday this year, the unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season, according to a survey released on Wednesday.Some 16 percent... more »

U.S. consumer confidence up for first time since 2007

Hong Kong - Global consumer confidence is rebounding, and in the United States has risen for the first time since 2007, amid signs the world economy is picking up although spending is still restrained, a... more »

Fighting Back Against Shoppers’ Guilt

In the past year, the guilty pleasure of shopping has turned to plain old guilt.Guilt has always been part of the shopping experience. But retail executives say it has become such an overriding emotion among... more »

Holiday shopping top 10 trends: Food, group gifts, eggnog parties

Sure, consumers are sick of bad news and just want to go shopping -- but they're still waiting for the recession's other shoe to drop.And that means that this holiday season, shoppers will be very... more »

Holiday survey: Buyers to spend less, shop later

Port Washington, N.Y.--The NPD Group, a leading market research company, has released the results of its annual survey of consumers' holiday spending intentions.The survey reveals that a greater percentage of consumers plan to spend less... more »