From Forbes on June 21, 2016: It’s been nearly a year since Jet.com, a direct challenger to the Amazon.com e-commerce empire, launched onto the retail scene. And over this relatively short time period, Jet.com has dropped its initial membership model, instead
Consumer Snapshot – June 2016
Latest consumer insights for June 2016. For more: www.ConsumerSnapshot.com
New Spending Confidence Index Makes Consumers Focus of the Equation
Index is Less Volatile and More Useful for Category and Retailer Predictive Analytics June 6, 2016 – Prosper Insights & Analytics™ and MacroSavvy™ LLC have collaborated in the development of the Spending Confidence Index™, a less volatile index of consumer
Amazon Prime Reaches Peak Membership: Why Target Should Worry
From Forbes on June 2, 2016: At the recent Shoptalk commerce event, Jason Goldberger, Target’s Chief Digital Officer and President of Target.com, spoke about his customers’ point of view regarding on-demand delivery, insisting that instead of an immediate gratification shipment, Target guests
Consumer Confidence Continues To Wilt; Consumer Consumption Patterns Shift
From Forbes on June 1, 2016: Prosper’s Consumer Confidence reading is down and the Consumer Spending Forecast is flat. Deborah Weinswig, Managing Director of Fung Global Retail & Technology, provides analysis on why sentiment is soft, as well as where consumer discretionary dollars may be