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Expedia Sees 15% Gain in Active Loyalty Members but Booking Growth Slows
Expedia Sees 15% Gain in Active Loyalty Members but Booking Growth Slows
August 03, 2023  |  Earnings

Expedia’s second-quarter results showed gains in loyalty membership, a surge in B2B contributions as travel is becoming more affordable amid a pullback in pricing. But...

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Skyrocketing Pantry Item Costs Force Kraft Heinz’s to Raise Retail Prices
Skyrocketing Pantry Item Costs Force Kraft Heinz’s to Raise Retail Prices
August 02, 2023  |  Earnings

As many name-brand food companies work against inflation, The Kraft Heinz Company is seeing that the only way to protect its margins is to pass...

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Hershey Sees Consumers Change Their Tune on Chocolate Amid Inflation
Hershey Sees Consumers Change Their Tune on Chocolate Amid Inflation
July 27, 2023  |  Earnings

For a long time, candy brands maintained that chocolate was an affordable luxury, one that consumers would continue to spring for even as prices rose,...

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Unilever Says Inflation Past Peak as Sales Climb
Unilever Says Inflation Past Peak as Sales Climb
July 25, 2023  |  Earnings

Consumer packaged goods giant Unilever believes inflation has reached its peak. The company’s finance chief made that observation Tuesday (July 25) as Unilever reported its quarterly earnings, which...

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Grocery Shrinkflation Adds to Shopper Frustration
Grocery Shrinkflation Adds to Shopper Frustration
July 24, 2023  |  Economy

As food prices rise, many consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands seem to be reducing the amount of product per package, and consumers are taking note. In...

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Grocers Struggle to Compete With Mega-Retailers Amid Inflation
Grocers Struggle to Compete With Mega-Retailers Amid Inflation
July 21, 2023  |  Retail

As food inflation continues indefinitely, grocery shoppers continue to seek savings, abandoning previous favorite brands and retailers in favor of the best deals. Amid these...

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Dollar General Offers Cash Back as Consumers Hunt Low Prices
Dollar General Offers Cash Back as Consumers Hunt Low Prices
July 18, 2023  |  Retail

Dollar General says it wants to help its customers earn cash back on purchases. The discount retailer recently debuted its DG Cash Back Program, which — via its...

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Lower Prices Win Greater Loyalty From Today’s Fickle Consumer
Lower Prices Win Greater Loyalty From Today’s Fickle Consumer
July 17, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Maybe it’s hard for parents to pick favorites, but for consumers it’s easy. Or at least that has always been the assumption. But today’s consumer...

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Consumers Are Trading up, but Is $70 Sriracha a Stretch?
Consumers Are Trading up, but Is $70 Sriracha a Stretch?
July 01, 2023  |  Retail

From worries about Ozempic hitting the black market to now a Siracha shortage, the consumer world is in a place of interesting chaos. Sriracha sauce...

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