March 26,
2018 by Jane Chero in Economic News, Industry 
Data from the annual Consumer Expenditure Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that age and generation play a major part in consumer spending.
March 20,
2018 by Jane Chero in Economic News, Industry
Sleep product manufacturer Soft-Tex International’s mattress division has more than doubled in 3 years seeing a unit sales growth of 102% in memory foam, bed-in-a-box mattresses comparing 2015 to 2017 results.
March 19,
2018 by Jane Chero in Economic News, Industry
At a fraction of the population size of Baby Boomers and Millennials, Generation X is the top contributor in household spending – most importantly furniture spending.
March 15,
2018 by Jane Chero in Economic News, Industry
Retailer Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) said revenues jumped 6.2% to $1.68 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter, but net income tumbled due to a pair of one-time tax charges stemming from recently-enacted changes in corporate tax law.
March 12,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
Our examination of consumer spending by generation continues this week with a comparison of the housing tenure, race and education of each group.
March 9,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Financial Reports, Industry
Despite a slight decline in same-store sales in the fourth quarter, discount retailer Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) reported a double-digit increase in earnings for the quarter and the fiscal year that ended Feb. 3.
March 5,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Economic News, Industry
Generation X had an average household income of $95,168 in 2016, easily outdistancing Baby Boomers and Millennials, according to the annual Consumer Expenditure Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.