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Gift Card Sales to Decline to $25 Billion
Consumers will not only spend less on gift cards during this holiday season but also shift gift-card spending toward necessities such as groceries and gas or small indulgences such as dining out, according to Archstone Consulting’s 2008 Holiday Gift Card Survey.
Archstone Consulting “expects gift card sales to dip 5%, to $25 billion in Holiday 2008 as consumers continue to manage the challenges...
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Growth Opportunities for Private Label in Convenience Stores
Private-label products, or store brands, are growing faster in convenience stores than other stores and represent a tremendous growth opportunity for the convenience channel, according to research by The Nielsen Company.
Sales of private-label products rose over the last year nearly 20%, to $826 million, in convenience stores, compared with the 15% increase in drug stores and just under 10% in...
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Fuel Costs Drive At-Work Consumers to Consolidate Shopping Trips
In today’s economy, with gas prices at or near $4 a gallon, a study from BIGresearch suggests that cash-strapped consumers are calculating how to save both time and money by consolidating shopping trips and work commutes - somewhat like a “pit strategy” in motorsports.
In one year’s time, gas prices have more than doubled, resulting in a 20% increase in the number of consumers opting to “drive...
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Sears Recalls 145,000 Coffee Makers
Sears has issued a voluntary recall on 145,000 Kenmore brand coffee makers, citing faulty wiring that can overheat and cause fires or burns, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC).
There have been 20 reports of the Chinese-made coffee makers’ overheating - including 12 fires - and causing damage to countertops, cabinets, and flooring. No injuries have been reported to...
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Better Business Bureau: Trust in Biz Down in 13 of 15 Industries
American consumers say in a seven-month period their trust in businesses has fallen in 13 of 15 industries measured, with an overall composite Index decline in consumer trust of 14%, according to the second BBB/Gallup Trust in Business Index survey.
Moreover, nearly half (47%) of those surveyed say they have only “some, very little or no trust at all” in companies they do business with in...
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Supermarkets’ Reputation Shines, Tobacco & Oil at Bottom of Barrel
Supermarkets get top honors for providing the best service to consumers, while tobacco, oil and managed-care companies fare the worst, and previously well-regarded industries such as banks and brokerage firms take a hit, according to a Harris Poll, writes MarketingCharts.
The decline in banks’ and brokerage firms’ reputation is likely the result of the sub-prime mortgage crisis, Harris said.