The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge for inflation in October and November was released belatedly after the government ...

There’s a new type of shopper taking over at Walmart, and it could cause a big change that hurts budget-conscious consumers. Walmart is now targeting a different demographic amid declining ...

Consumers are spending steadily but shifting toward smaller, more frequent, value-focused purchases. Retailers are modernizing with digital tools, automation and hybrid shopping to meet evolving ...

Even three years after the generative AI boom started, most AI startups are still making money by selling to businesses, not individual consumers. Although consumers quickly adopted general-purpose ...

Consumer payment trends such as pushback on interchange fees, the rise of buy now/pay later, crypto payments and agentic commerce are set to shape payments in 2026. The elephant in the room is the ...

In my previous article, I explored some common brain breakdowns. In addition to some other examples, the prior article described how to prevent misplacing your car in a parking lot, how to quickly ...

Earlier this year, an international marketing event in downtown San Francisco drew a diverse audience of professionals from across tech, media, and branding. Among the featured sessions was a ...

Ellen Van Loo, an expert in the field of consumer food behavior, has joined Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural Economics as an associate professor. Her work examines how policy, marketing ...

While blockbuster drug innovations have changed health outcomes for decades, we’re now seeing signs that GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may be changing something broader: the consumer ...