May 23, 2023 Retail Headwinds Continue to Gather Strength By Jesse Lehman Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke +1 more... Show less As we approach the busy spring and summer retail seasons, there is ample cause for concern given recent sales trends and historically low...
May 16, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [May 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Consumer debt reached a new high in Q1 – passing $17 trillion for the first time ever. Consumer sentiment took a nosedive in May,...
Apr 18, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [April 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke March 2023 retail sales were somewhat disappointing, dropping month-to-month for the 4th time in the last five months, and may point to...
Mar 20, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [March 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Despite inflationary pressures, consumers are continuing to spend – February retail sales increased 7.9% over 2022, with food...
Feb 16, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [February 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Retail sales increased 7.4% in January, as consumers shrugged off world events and inflationary pressures, opening their wallets and...
Feb 10, 2023 Consumer Acquisition and Connection In the Evolving Retail Environment By Keith Jelinek Laura Wheeler Frank Jones The dynamic and evolving retail environment continues to present retailers with challenging and potentially profitable e-commerce...
Jan 19, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [January 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Michael Casey Chris Ventry Laura Wheeler +2 more... Show less Retail sales increased 7.2% in December but dropped .7% from November. Total holiday sales (Nov/Dec) increased 6.8% and for 2022, sales...
Jan 16, 2023 Panic in The Supply Chain: How America’s Basement Changed Manufacturing Forever By John Frehse The COVID-19 pandemic tested strategies for warehouse consolidation, and in many cases the supply chain was not capable of delivering...
Dec 19, 2022 Consumers Enter Holiday Homestretch By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Michael Casey Laura Wheeler Chris Ventry +2 more... Show less Consumer Sentiment fell 16.3% YOY in December, but did rise slightly month-to-month, a small but positive shift for retailers looking to...
Nov 18, 2022 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview - Holiday Edition [November 2022] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Retail sales increased 8.0% in October, exceeding the CORE CPI of 6.3%; and monthly retail sales were up .9% over September totals,...
Oct 28, 2022 Holiday 2022 – What Retailers Can Expect from Inflation-Weary Shoppers By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Frank Jones Laura Wheeler +1 more... Show less Six Key Takeaways for Retailers to Drive Holiday Success Consumer sentiment has risen slightly in the last few months, though it remains...
Oct 19, 2022 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [October 2022] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki The personal financial situation for U.S. consumers is showing signs of stress, as savings decline and revolving credit increases, both...