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Sneakernomics: Sports Retail Holiday 2020 Expectations
How will athletic footwear sales fare? Will bikes and home fitness equipment sales maintain their momentum? Matt Powell outlines his holiday expectations here
Changes in Lifestyle Drive Shifts in Holiday Purchasing for Footwear & Accessories
Fashion footwear and accessories categories that align with consumers’ current lifestyles will emerge as winners this holiday season.
Beauty
Where to Find Beauty this Holiday Season
There are several key prestige beauty markers we are watching in the U.S. that will have an impact on holiday spending and beyond.
Home for the Holidays, Like Never Before
Appliance and housewares growth this holiday shopping season will be driven by consumers' increased time at home, and the resulting expansion of basic needs.
Apparel
Apparel Stays Home for the Holidays
Connecting through the theme of “home” will be apparel’s best approach to a very different selling season.
Eating Patterns in America Take a Sharp Turn
In mid-March, the daily rhythms of our lives were suddenly disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak and that includes our eating patterns.
Video Games
U.S. Video Game Spending This Holiday Projected to Reach a Record $13.4 Billion
The surge in player count and engagement, combined with reduced spending in experiential gifting should combine to result in more available holiday dollars for video game products and services in the U.S.
Toys
Christmas on Zoom? Really?
NPD’s global toys industry analyst’s take on sales around the holiday season.
COVID Changed Retail. Will Prime Days Change Holiday?
Prime Days are surrounded by completely different dynamics, and looking to make their mark on retail, and the 2020 holiday season in a new way.
Toys
Holiday 2020 and The U.S. Toy Industry
NPD’s toy industry advisor on market dynamics, challenges, and opportunities that she thinks will affect the outcome of the toy industry’s performance through the end of the year.
Beauty
Creating Normalcy
As consumers seek to create their own normal, returning to former beauty routines can play a comforting role in that journey.
B2B Technology
SMB Reemergence Critical to Post-COVID Economy
NPD's B2B Industry Analyst, Mike Crosby, takes a look at industries and regions hit hardest by the pandemic, as well as what SMB's will need to focus on post-COVID.
Verizon Steps Up; Buys Tracfone
While the Verizon/Tracfone deal will certainly increase pressure on T-Mobile and AT&T, the biggest impact may be felt by Dish, which now owns the Boost Mobile brand. Hear more from NPD's Connected Intelligence President, Eddie Hold, on the deal.
Food Consumption
A Fix for Coffee
One of the key things that makes the Canadian foodservice market so unique, also makes the market so vulnerable during these unusual times.
B2B Technology
Data Center Evolution
Hear from NPD's B2B Technology industry analyst, Mike Crosby, regarding the latest data center ecosystem sales and trends.
Consumer Electronics
The Computer is Personal Again
NPD Industry Advisor, Stephen Baker, takes a look at the U.S. consumer PC market following a momentous week - and first half - and shares insights around what is to come.
Will Holiday 2020 Be Another COVID-19 Retail Casualty?
Holiday 2020 will be as unpredictable as the months leading up to it, but the season's spirit of giving will drive consumer spending, and new ways of shopping.
Books
The U.S. Book Market: Strong Summer Sales Continue in August
The U.S. book market is on track to have one of its best years since NPD BookScan started tracking book data in 2004.
B2B Technology
The Future of B2B Printing
What can the print industry do to thrive in a post-COVID world? Read on for thoughts from NPD's B2B Technology analyst, Mike Crosby.
Sports
Sneakernomics: Second Half Predictions for U.S. Sports Retail
Matt Powell outlines his expectations for the holiday season and second half of the year.
Foodservice
The State of UK’s Foodservice Industry
There is evidence of an encouraging recovery in the British out-of-home foodservice market
Back-to-School 2020 Remains a Multiple Choice Question
Footwear and backpacks are back-to-school staples, but purchase decisions will be made through a very different lens this year.
B2B Technology
As The Bell Rings: K-12 Education and Technology Post-COVID
NPD’s B2B Technology analyst, Mike Crosby, takes a look at COVID’s impact on education spending.
Foodservice
Now More Than Ever, Local Means Business
During COVID-19 crisis, Canadian consumers are being encouraged to buy local and support local independent restaurants, food suppliers, farmers, or suppliers.
Are We Still Shopping In Other Peoples Closets?
Despite the sanitization focus during the pandemic, shoppers had minimal concern with buying fashion on resale sites as closet organization added inventory.
Sneakernomics: First Half 2020 Athletic Footwear and Activewear Sales Results
Matt Powell recaps how the sneaker and active apparel markets fared in the first half of 2020.
Marketing to the Lingering Effects of Pandemic Lifestyle at Home
The fall season will reinforce home-focused lifestyle changes cultivated by the pandemic, and consumers will look to solve a new set of food and beverage needs.
Food Consumption
Has COVID-19 Made Consumers Hit the Pause Button on Health?
The stay-at-home advisories across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic have caused many consumers to shift their priorities, including health and wellness. Consumers are eating more indulgent foods and snacks and have put their weight loss programs on pause.
The Co-Existence Conundrum
NPD’s John Buffone looks at the importance of the subscription and transactional digital video overlap.
Sports
Sneakernomics: Back-to-School through the Lens of Sports Retail
Matt Powell outlines how the economic and behavioral shifts due to the pandemic will impact the back-to-school environment and sneaker sales in the weeks ahead.
