Nov 29, 2023 Black Friday Shopping: Market Observations By Keith Jelinek Michael Casey Rick Maicki Chris Ventry Tom Clarke Laura Wheeler +3 more... Show less The Ankura Performance Improvement team visited malls and retail locations across the U.S. during Black Friday 2023, evaluating holiday...
Nov 27, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [November 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke The holiday shopping season holds significant importance for retailers, and the impact is particularly heightened in 2023 due to shifting...
Nov 08, 2023 Consumers’ Economic Anxieties Could Make for a Challenging Holiday Season for Retailers By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Chris Ventry Frank Jones +2 more... Show less The holiday shopping season perennially holds great significance for retailers, and this impact is heightened in 2023 due to shifting...
Oct 19, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [October 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke After a period of recovering consumer sentiment, inflation and concerns over personal finances have started to erode the gains made...
Sep 22, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [September 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Consumer sentiment dropped again in August, and while currently about 35% above the all-time historic low reached in June of 2022,...
Aug 18, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [August 2023] By Frank Jones Consumer sentiment dropped slightly in July but remained up 22% compared to 2022. The current index is about 42% above the all-time...
Aug 02, 2023 Ungrateful For Gratuities: The Gratuity Tipping Point By Chris Ventry John Frehse During the pandemic, finding people willing to work in restaurants was difficult. There were safety risks, uncertain hours of operation,...
Jul 21, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [July 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Michael Casey Chris Ventry Laura Wheeler +3 more... Show less Consumer Sentiment rose again in June, with gains attributed to the continued slowdown in inflation along with stability in labor...
Jul 06, 2023 Consumer Resilience is Being Tested By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Chris Ventry Jesse Lehman Devon Holland +3 more... Show less Retail in the second half of 2023 is expected to face challenges as consumers feel the squeeze of rising costs including credit card...
Jun 20, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [June 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Consumer sentiment increased 8% in June, hitting the highest level in four months; the rise is attributable to easing inflation and...
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,...