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Shoppers Say… It’s Their Economy

Future Now Future Next Volume 3 main banner featuring couple stressing over finances

Future Now Future Next — Volume 3 [ 2023 ] While economists claim the economy is better, what shoppers care about is their personal economy. In Future Not Future Next we explore how 77% of shoppers are coping with financial anxiety, the 64% who feel high prices will still go higher on everything from groceries ... Read more

Shoppers Say: Inflated Prices are Here to Stay

Shoppers are adjusting their shopping behaviors and budgets for the long haul as 90% expect the high inflation prices they are experiencing today to be around for a long time to come. Over 2/5 of shoppers are cutting back on how they spend in order to cover their basic bills like utilities and housing and groceries, with adjustments that ... Read more

The Next Wellness Frontier

Will WELLness ever mean the same thing again? So much disruption: digital access, shifting trust, more products, more services… but the pandemic was not the only catalyst for change. In this report we sort out the opportunities for The Next WELLness Frontier. The Next Frontier of WELLness will be defined by new strategies: Fragmented categories: It ... Read more

Shopping Next: What Will Stick or Slip

March 2020: Every aspect of life was turned upside down – Work-life, School life, Home Life, and certainly Shopping Life®. Nine months later, in November 2020, WSL studied shoppers to understand which shopping habits learned during the pandemic will stick going forward, and which will slip away, which social and product values shoppers will continue to ... Read more

RESET The Big Business of WELL

This new report delivers two important findings to help you “Reset” your WELL opportunity. Strong WELLness habits were in place before COVID-19, and shoppers will continue to prioritize immunity, hydration, “free from” products and looking healthy. Some may take awhile to get back into their routine, but they will. The Reset WELL challenge is to ... Read more

Caring for the Caregiver

The Big Business of WELL report highlighted the expanding opportunities in wellness. One of those opportunities is Caregivers. 40% of US adults are Caregivers, most are under 40, and 46% of them are spending more on health versus last year. This sets the stage for a huge opportunity for the many ways you can care for ... Read more