Consumer Spending Report

 

Consumers Keep Spending as Economic Confidence Slips

 

Forward spending expectations rise 4.1%, setting up the holiday season as a key test of household resilience.

 

 

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In Other Business News

November 13, 2026

In Other Business News

Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store • Albertsons Cos. named Fonterra CFO Andrew Murray CFO, effective Jan. 17; interim CFO Cody Perdue will become SVP of Treasury, Investor Relations and Risk Management....

By Arty Intelle

Outmarket: Only 4 Weeks Left This Year

November 13, 2026

Outmarket: Only 4 Weeks Left This Year

The calendar says seven weeks. Your buyers’ say something very different. Count them. From Monday, Nov. 16 to New Year’s Day, there are seven weeks left in 2026. Now take...

By Arty Intelle

Polibiz: What the Midterms Mean for Retail and Manufacturing

November 6, 2026

Polibiz: What the Midterms Mean for Retail and Manufacturing

Washington just changed hands. Your costs, your contracts and your customers’ buying calendars mostly didn’t. At least not yet. The votes are in, mostly. Democrats won control of both chambers...

By Arty Intelle

In Other Business News

November 6, 2026

In Other Business News

Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store • Arko Corp. said it has converted about 500 GPM stores to dealer sites, with 55 more under letters of intent, and extended the program through...

By Arty Intelle

In Other Business News

October 30, 2026

In Other Business News

Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store • Cosentino’s Food Stores opened its first ChopMore! cost-plus discount store Oct. 27 in Kansas City, MO, converting a former Price Chopper. • Green Trail Fuels...

By Arty Intelle

Outmarket: Things That Go Bump in Q4

October 29, 2026

Outmarket: Things That Go Bump in Q4

The scariest things in your pipeline don’t wear masks. They hide in your CRM until the quarter’s almost over. Every horror movie starts the same way. Everything looks normal. The...

By Arty Intelle