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Why Disappointing Holiday Sales? Paco Underhill says, First, we’re part of an aging culture, and people don’t need stuff. If you’re 35 or younger, you’re still acquiring possessions. If you’re between 35-50, you’re buying ser-vices. If you’re over 60, you’re buying experiences. The problem with ...read more
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Per Capita Clout: Wal-Mart generates $440 in sales yearly for every man, woman and child in the U.S. (Foster ...read more
Wal-Mart sees more than 90 million customers a week. MacDonald’s sees 45 million a day. ...read more
American consumers spent about $585 billion in ’00 on all kinds of items for their homes, up nearly 27% over ’97. (Foster ...read more
Living Beyond Their Means: Some 40% of Americans admit they live beyond their means. Seniors are most likely to match their spending to income, while young adults are most likely ...read more
Retail Glut: Worrisome American retailers added 3 sq. ft. of new store space during the ‘90s for every man, woman, and child in the U.S., finds research firm F.W. Dodge. That 20% growth rate was double the rate of population growth during the decade. As space grew, the industry became less ...read more
Love/Hate Technology: An annual MIT survey found that among adults asked what invention they hate most but can’t live without, 30% said the cell phone. Alarm clocks were a close second at 25%, followed by the television at 23% and razors at 14%. Microwave ovens, computers, and ...read more
From The Classes To The Masses: Why is the luxury market so important? It’s not only the depth of their pockets and their contribution to the consumer economy. The affluent, luxury consumer is a bellwether of trends coming to the great mass market. All luxury concepts after first being ...read more
Maturalism: Whether it’s adults fed up with the dumbed-down teen/tween culture dominating everyday life, or just a serious case of boomer decadence: Maturalism is HOT. A vital combination of ‘mature’ consumers pursuing a seemingly restrained ‘best of the best’ materialism is driving the trend in ...read more
In ‘03, U.S. consumers paid $9.4 billion dollars for cosmetic procedures. (Foster Letter ...read more
SUV’s accounted for 24% of all new vehicle sales for ’03, and now account for 12% of registered vehicles. (Foster ...read more
Last year, more than 40 million active buyers bought $24 billion worth of goods at eBay, up 60% from ‘02. (Foster ...read more
On average affluent consumers spent $10,060 on luxuries such as fine dining, travel, entertainment, cultural/ arts events and sporting events the past 12 ...read more
This year the cosmetics industry will generate a total of $124 billion in sales. (Foster Letter ...read more
71% of ‘seniors’ today believe the key to being successfully retired is “keeping busy.” (Foster ...read more
There are 46,990 malls and shopping centers in America. (Foster Letter ...read more
In ‘03 half of American consumers bought jewelry and/or watches and spent $53.6 billion. (Foster ...read more
’The Cell Phone is the New Car’ (as cleverly stated by the Economist). Consider these similarities between the automotive and wireless/handheld industries: • Model and customization define the owner • Replacement is frequent • Choice is massive • Branding and design are key • Competition is ...read more
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930’s 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs ...read more
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Today Wal-Mart controls nearly 10% of all money spent at retail. (Foster Letter ...read more
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