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The rise in cost of living expenses has had a significant impact on consumer spending power this year. Today’s results reflect this as well as a slowdown in consumer spending which has contributed to a weakening in pedestrian traffic.

Online spending now accounts for 15% of total U.S. retail sales, according to the latest Statista figures. Our latest insights pieces take a closer look at whether consumers prefer to shop online or in-store.

We asked consumers if they have changed when or how often they visit retail destinations since working from home. Today’s results indicate that a small percentage of consumers visit at different times of the day.

Our latest insights piece takes a closer look at the different reasons why hybrid working has risen in popularity since the pandemic.

Hybrid working has been well established since emerging from the pandemic. Today, we look at how often consumers’ head into the office and which days of the week have risen in popularity.

With it being a challenging year across the board, it’s important for retail destinations to understand how they can meet consumers’ needs. Today, we take a closer look at the most important factors for consumers when visiting physical st…

Even though rate of inflation has eased in recent months, consumers continue to face higher household expenses which are impacting their spending power. In day 3, we take a closer look at how this impacts leisure and hospitality.

Our survey asked how much consumers are spending online for non-food items. The results indicate that shoppers still have a desire for an in-store experience which retailers need to be mindful of.