As retail purchases increase, so do returns – but how many returns you can expect depends on the type of transaction. A recent study from Forrester Research reveals that... read more →
Welcome to November and the 2019 holiday shopping season! Apparently, we’re late. According to a 2019 online survey from The Harris Poll and OpenX, 50% of people started shopping... read more →
Chocolate manufacturers may have reason to celebrate even as the current US administration calls for negative interest rates. Chocolates and other confections are considered “recession proof” industries. But are... read more →
Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the latest residential construction rates, demolishing economists’ expectations. Overall home construction is up... read more →
By now, you’ll have read the Institute for Supply Management’s August 2019 manufacturing report on business. The headline? The ISM Manufacturing Index has fallen below 50%. After months of... read more →