Consumer Confidence Softens, but Spending Stays Strong
Economic uncertainty persists as resilient shoppers keep retail and restaurant demand moving
Consumer Confidence Softens, but Spending Stays Strong
September 4, 2026
Four months are left on the calendar, but that number is deceiving. Thanksgiving week is gone. The two weeks around Christmas and New Year’s are gone. For the retail and...
September 4, 2026
Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store • Kroger Co. has named Mark Ibbotson Executive Vice President and Chief Store Operations Officer, effective September 14. • Loblaw Companies Limited now expects to open approximately 75...
August 28, 2026
Why inbox rules, stale metrics and AI personalization are rewriting the playbook for teams selling into chain accounts Email still beats almost every other channel for return on effort....
August 28, 2026
Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store • Brookshire Grocery Company has named Jerry LeClair CEO, effective immediately. • Erewhon opened a Thousand Oaks, California store on August 26, its first location outside Los Angeles...
August 21, 2026
Supermarket, Grocery, & Convenience Stores • Meijer opened a 75,000-square-foot Meijer Grocery store in Livonia, Michigan, on August 19, its fifth Meijer Grocery location in the Midwest and fourth in...
August 20, 2026
Twelve percent. That’s how many grocery shoppers said, back in 2017, that they bought a deli-prepared meal instead of going out to eat. Today that number is 28 percent, more...