USA

Fortified/functional and reduced fat chocolate based powdered drinks have gone into declines in the review period. In recent years, the categories have been able to retain growth by meeting consumer needs in terms of health and wellness while still ...

Premiumisation has had a hand in shaping the hot drinks market for a long time. During this review period, it has become apparent how online retailing plays into the premiumisation trend and how it has led to some shifts in the market. Bigger ...

The two biggest fresh coffee categories, fresh ground coffee and coffee pods, have seen unit price drops. Premiumisation is still relevant to the coffee category, but consumers are beginning to look for quality within the whole bean and organic ...

The organic segment is alive and well within hot tea, seeing some of the highest growth. While organic alternatives have lessened in significance across other drink categories, with exception to juice, the segment has emerged as a significant growth ...

In the second half of 2019, the global growth outlook has deteriorated, with worsening trade tariff risks, greater geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East, worsening business and consumer confidence, and slower output growth. We have downgraded...

Tequila is the fastest-growing of the major spirits categories, thanks to booming demand from its two key markets of Mexico and the US. The core of the category remains in the value brands that are still driving volume growth, but the attention is ...

As the costs of online customer acquisition and digital marketing have grown in recent years, DNVBs are increasingly considering their physical presence, leading many brands to open temporary and permanent brick-and-mortar stores. Some DNVBs have ...

E&J Gallo continues to lead global wine volumes, as a result of its undisputed leadership in its domestic US market. In line with other global vintners, the company is working to position its wine offer upmarket and expand its geographic scope, ...

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is the new trade agreement between the US, Mexico and Canada. The new trade deal is expected to supersede the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This briefing analyses USMCA’s impact on the ...

The hard seltzers category has emerged seemingly overnight to become the most talked-about area of alcoholic drinks in the US. Hard seltzers offer a new kind of drinking experience to increasingly wellness-oriented consumers who are still looking to ...

Digital Twin is part of Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things ecosystem. Digital Twin is a digital replica of every physical asset involved in the manufacturing process. This can include physical machinery and production components, as well as ...

Charge cards were once known for their generous rewards schemes and membership benefits. But as credit card companies expand their reach and their networks, charge cards have been unable to keep up in terms of cardholder benefits. While companies ...

In recent years, consumers have shown increasing demand for premium credit card rewards programmes, but issuers and merchants are wary of the costs they assume to facilitate such benefits. Issuers have been particularly concerned by the trend of ...

In 2010, the Durbin Amendment of the Dodd-Frank Act placed a cap on debit interchange fees, limiting the revenue that banks receive from merchants processing debit card transactions. In response, many banks reduced or eliminated debit card rewards ...

In 2019, card payments across all categories continued to perform well and further displace the use of cash and other paper payments in the US. Electronic direct/ACH transactions have also grown steadily as consumers embrace the flexibility and ...

With the emergence of the gig economy through services like Uber, Lyft, Postmates, and many others, a larger number of Americans than ever before are working as independent contractors. With this employment revolution come new problems, like how to ...

Although the number of cards in circulation saw positive growth in 2019, store cards posted its lowest growth rate in five years. The future of store cards has been uncertain for several years with the growing popularity of co-branded credit cards. ...

After a slight slowdown in 2018, outstanding balance for card lending regained the number one spot as the fastest growing category within consumer credit. An increase in younger borrowers entering the credit market has coincided with a spike in ...

For the sixth consecutive year, US household debt continues to rise, reaching levels of outstanding balance higher than those observed during the Great Recession in 2008. Continuous outstanding balance growth has been driven by the two largest ...

American packaging trends are quickly evolving and pushing designers in multiple industries to innovate. Growing desire for convenience is one trend that is seen across various packaging industries as consumers are finding they need products that fit...