Neilsen Co. Quarterly Assessment of US Consumer Confidence
The Nielsen Co. is out with its quarterly assessment of consumer confidence in the US, which it says shows "the biggest jump in Consumer Confidence since 2008."Highlights: "The "biggest jump in Consumer Confidence since the beginning of the Great Recession…
Survey: Shoppers abandon hard-to-use sites quickly
Some 65% of consumers abandon e-commerce sites that don't let them quickly find what they're looking for, according to a survey. The survey detailed consumers' pet peeves with online and brick-and-mortar stores, including out of stock inventory and having to…
Report: U.S. retailers added 29,000 jobs last month
About 29,000 of the 165,000 new jobs created in April were at retail companies, including 14,800 positions added at general-merchandise retailers, according to the report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which also revealed that the unemployment rate…
Adults still shop as Mom would, research says
Even in adulthood, shoppers' purchases and cooking habits are influenced by their mothers, according to a white paper by Sullivan Higdon & Sink. "It's not just what we buy, it's also why we buy certain types of food -- like…
Poll: Many Americans do not support taxes on soda, candy
Data from a Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey showed that 56% to 58% of respondents oppose taxes on soda and candy, while 21% to 23% were in favor of such taxes. Researchers found that many respondents doubt that taxing the items would…
NRF makes the case for sales tax fairness on PBS
Congress is in recess this week, but debate over sales tax fairness hasn't taken a vacation. NRF Vice President and Tax Counsel Rachelle Bernstein took to the airwaves on the PBS "NewsHour" with Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill and eBay's Brian…
4 social media tips from a teenage girl
Teenagers are natural social media pros, writes Mike Figliuolo, who notes that his daughter is racking up a sizable following on YouTube through a combination of ambition, skill and an intuitive understanding of principles such as search engine optimization and…
At NACDS meeting, a focus on helping others
Robert Narveson, incoming chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, says he is "absolutely convinced of the power of community pharmacy to dramatically improve the welfare of humanity." At the annual NACDS meeting, he said, "As the demand…