Apple is going to give important consumer trends for the U.S., Europe, Asia and beyond.
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This list has a lot of technology on it, but also food and consumer trends, too.
Both the shift towards greater thrift and greater scepticism about brands will influence other consumer trends, too.
First, of course, all of us are holding our breath, waiting to see if these consumer trends continue.
Spanish apparel company Zara has built its strategy around consumer trends, embracing the fast-changing tastes of its customers.
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We can aggregate and analyze data to better understand consumer trends, and then apply those insights to our go-to-market campaigns.
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And you can see how some of those consumer trends resonate in the retail and wholesale markets serving them.
State tax tables, along with the incentives, deductions, conversions and exemptions, should become more mindful of these looming consumer trends.
What makes digital transformation so different is that rather than being technology driven, this phenomenon is largely driven by consumer trends.
Some of this is in response to consumer trends, in particular the rise of low-carbohydrate eating, thanks to the Atkins and South Beach diets.
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Its performance in the U.S. was helped by consumer trends as customers started paying off credit in time in order to avoid staying in debt during the financial crunch.
By sponsoring fashion events and designers like Hilgart, these groups get a chance to share their mission with buyers, fashion editors and industry insiders, key influencers of consumer trends.
Other consumer trends have included a demand for recyclable packaging, flavor variety, and more ready to drink options that have subsequently led to more product innovations in the beverage space.
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The World Bank rates Kenya as a low-income country and analysts like Alban Aoko of Consumer Trends say that companies ignoring the mass market do so at their own peril.
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Innovation, whether in terms of embracing new technologies or tapping into consumer trends, or both, is critical in many market sectors to drive a successful future in a still uncertain economy.
Richard Nicholls is media, technology and telecoms account director with the Future Foundation, which identifies and forecasts social and consumer trends and determines the extent of their impacts on markets, services, brands and products.
It was a seeming realization by the brand wizards at the company that it was time to mirror the consumer trends towards an unbridled appreciation for brands that communicate with them in an authentic manner.
Ray Valdes, vice-president of web services for tech consultancy Gartner, said that because the new wave of gTLDs went "against the grain of current consumer trends", his company expected most of them to fall short of their goals.
After posting articles about how consumer trends will change the way we eat and recommending seven great gift ideas for your sustainability obsessed foodie, I am now here to tell you that shopping will not change the world.
Jules is frequently tapped to speak on consumer trends and technologies, social media, design, and entrepreneurship and has done so at many institutions such at HBS, SCAD, and MIT, and at conferences such as South by Southwest, and in media outlets like NECN, NPR, and Fox.
In order to accurately assess consumer credit trends, the government portion of consumer loans needs to be subtracted out of the data.
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Economist says investors should focus on home prices stabilizing and consumer spending trends.
The measure of the retail sales is cited regularly as a metric to provide some insight to consumer spending trends.
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Every year we do a study about Holiday consumer spending trends.
Some of the growth was certainly driven by consumer purchasing trends that have developed since early 2010: buying more cars, investing in education when unemployment is high, frequenting specialty food stores, etc.
This focused approach along with pricing and packaging strategies to adapt to shifting demographic and consumer behavior trends in developed markets, has driven sales growth for the company through the protracted global slowdown.
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However, as we wait for the December sales results for Gap, we believe the strong performance year to date for Gap coupled with strong consumer spending trends during the holiday season can provide an upside to our forecasts.
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But Apple or no Apple, Google or no Google, CES still has a firm grip on driving the year's consumer technology trends and is worth the attention it gets, said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at Parks Associates, a research group.
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