consumer trends

Merchants, Business Leaders Report Strong Holiday Weekend

Petoskey, MI - Even with relatively cool temperatures and rainy conditions at times, visitors found activities to keep them occupied around Emmet and Charlevoix counties during the Labor Day holiday weekend — and often, area... more »

A Strong Business Summer

Gloucester, MA - Signs reading "closed" hung from many storefront windows on Labor Day.But those signs bear no relation to the busy summer a number of local business owners said Monday they have enjoyed over... more »

Retail sales up 4.4% in August from 2010

Los Angeles, CA - The nation's retailers weathered stock market turmoil and Hurricane Irene in August, managing to post solid sales during the key month of the back-to-school season and offering hope for the crucial... more »

Las Vegas Design Center Releases Top Trends of the Season

Las Vegas Design Center reveals the season's top design trends introduced during Summer 2011 Las Vegas Market, the biannual home furnishings tradeshow that attracts tens of thousands of industry retailers, buyers and interior designers. These... more »

Some Exhibitors at MAGIC Apparel Show Report Sales Jumps

Las Vegas, NV - The careening mood swings that have characterized the stock market in the past couple of weeks have intruded into the day-to-day economy as well.As the giant MAGIC apparel show concluded on... more »

Arizona Retail Sales Swell 7.5%

Phoenix, AZ - Arizona retail sales grew 7.5 percent in June compared with a year earlier, with growth strongest among motor-vehicle dealers, the Arizona Department of Revenue reported.Overall sales rose to $3.8 billion, with growth... more »

Luxury Retail Sales Soar to New Record

Macau - Local retail sales reached a new record high of MOP 9.6 billion, up 39 percent year-on-year, in the second quarter of 2011. Business volume has been growing non-stop for the past 12 months... more »

Trending Up Summer 2011

GeoPalzPedometer sits on child's belt or waistband, and comes in several kid-friendly characters. Design lines include "Sports," "Rock," "Fantasy," "Edgy," "Cutesy" and "Skelanimals." Every mile achieved with GeoPalz counts as one pedpoint when the GeoPalz... more »