Marijuana continues to become normalized for both recreational and medical usage within the U.S., along with public acceptance of the drug. Just in time for the annual day celebrating the world’s most popular herb (4/20), here’s a look at the top cannabis trends derived from the CivicScience InsightStore. Cannabis Consumption Habits Hold Steady Overall cannabis […]
CivicScience Trend Adoption Tracker | Q1 2023
As 2023 begins, CivicScience continues to track key trends across many consumer products and services. Notable insights across each area are listed below: Want to know where these trends sit among your target consumers? We can help – get in touch.
Federal Regulations for AI Tools Like ChatGPT Draw Early Support, Concerns Run H...
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT has now been met with calls for government accountability – and even a temporary moratorium on future updates from some tech leaders. On Tuesday, the Biden administration revealed it’s begun seeking public commentary on potential regulations for AI software programs to curb any ethical and security […]
Interest in Secondhand Clothing Market Grows, but Online Thrifting Plateaus
Thrift shopping has been around for ages: from fundraising ministries to extremely profitable businesses. Goodwill stores had been considered more like high-functioning department stores in the early 1920’s. Today, thrift shopping isn’t as great a necessity as it was during the Industrial Revolution or the Great Depression. There is no shortage of clothing – cheap […]
Three Key Shopping Trends for Market Researchers
Retail shopping today is fantastically complex, perhaps more so than ever before. Marketing and consumer insights teams are hard-pressed to keep up with how consumers are responding to today’s challenging economic conditions, market trends, and competition. Time is of the essence – even armed with high-quality market research from survey panels, consumer preferences can change […]
Pickleball Courts Interest Among an Unlikely Crowd
Awareness of pickleball has continued to grow in the United States, increasing by 33% since May of last year. Today, a total of 17% of adult respondents from a CivicScience poll stated they have tried pickleball. But what appeared to be a COVID-related boom in popularity seems to now be faltering as people experience the […]