USA

In the upcoming years, consumers and businesses face an array of challenges, with income inequality, mass migration and rising uncertainty about another crisis being among the major ones. Nevertheless, within this lie untapped opportunities. This…

Pet owners are continuing to deep dive into the quality and production of all their pets’ products, with consumer awareness of the chemical content within some pet healthcare products such as flea/tick treatments, resulting in gradual declines for…

Premiumisation in pet care continues in the US, showing resilience despite constricted consumer wallets. While consumption in volume terms is being impacted across various categories, retails value sales continue to grow. Accepting the role of…

With pet populations seeing slowdowns across the board, growth of bird, fish, and reptile populations are particularly slow, while the small mammal population in the US is declining, as consumer education on proper pet care exposes them to the fiscal…

As premiumisation in the pet space continues, premium diets are enjoying normalisation as the industry standard. Despite inflationary pressures, dog owners are continuing to invest in their pets’ premium diets, with wet dog food growth outpacing that…

Despite population slowdowns across all pet categories, the cat population has shown the highest growth rates in the US. Demonstrative of shifting consumer lifestyles and preferences, cats have solidified their position as a serious competitor to…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…

The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the most severe global recession since World War II. In Q4 2020, the end of the pandemic started as countries began administering effective vaccines among the population; however, vaccine distribution…