The return of federal student loan payments happens to coincide with the start of the holiday shopping season. With payments resuming, how are the estimated 40 million-plus federal loan holders likely to impact retail this year? CivicScience’s ongoing holiday shopping tracking has the insights – and they just might surprise you: Stay ahead of the […]
Key Consumer Insights Following Rite Aid’s Announced Bankruptcy
On Sunday, Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy following slowing sales, $3.3 billion in debt, and expensive opioid-related lawsuits. This news comes with the pharmacy closing around 150 of its locations across the US, predominately in California, New York, and Pennsylvania – which could ultimately impact pharmacies across the board. The drug store announced they’ll transfer […]
5 Unexpected Consumer Insights About People Who Vape E-Cigarettes
CivicScience tracks hundreds of consumer-focused questions daily. For more insights like these available in our InsightStore, get in touch. Have you left behind classic cigarettes for the trendier e-cigarettes? Vaping products have become controversial in the past few years, with their safety being called into question. Just this month, the FDA banned the sale of […]
Luxury Cosmetics in Demand, Celebrity Brands Win With the Gen Z Market
When it comes to consumer products, luxury is nothing new. In fact, many of the major luxury legacy brands we know today, such as Chanel, Dior, and Armani, have been around for decades – if not longer. Currently, personal luxury goods make up a market of more than $300 billion. However, in recent years, the […]
In-Store Holiday Shopping Appeals to Financially Stable Crowd, Despite Plans To ...
Throughout CivicScience’s ongoing consumer holiday trends tracking this year, one notion is predominantly clear: online shopping is the method of choice for holiday shoppers. The latest such tracking data find 13% of U.S. adult holiday shoppers (down three percentage points from last year) will do all of their gift shopping in person. What does the […]
After Major Growth, Temu Could Be Poised for a Big Holiday Season
According to new CivicScience data, awareness and adoption of the online discount retail marketplace Temu are ramping up just in time for the holiday season. Twenty percent (20%) of U.S. adults now say they’ve used Temu, exactly double the number that said the same in the last CivicScience check-in back in March. Awareness of the […]