Consumer Sentiment

Primark Cuts Sales Outlook After Weak Christmas Quarter

Associated British Foods downgraded the annual sales guidance for its Primark budget clothing business after disappointing results in the Christmas quarter...

Champagne Shipments Hit By Gloomy Consumer Mood In 2024

French champagne shipments fell by nearly 10% last year as economic and political uncertainties hit consumers' appetite for the sparkling wine in key marke...

German Consumer Sentiment Deteriorates In January: HDE

Consumer sentiment in Germany has dropped significantly in January 2025 to its lowest value since February of last year, according to the German Retail Ass...

German Consumer Sentiment Tumbles In December: GfK

German consumer sentiment is expected to tumble in the last month of the year, breaking a streak of increases as households.

Polish Shoppers 'Moderately' Optimistic As Sales Grow In Third Quarter: NIQ

Polish shoppers were 'moderately' optimistic in the third quarter with spending on FMCG increasing 4.3% year on year, according to the latest data from NIQ...

Investors Mining 'Alternative Data' To Predict Retailers' Results

Heading into holidays some expect to disappoint, Wall Street investors like Goldman Sachs are using new ways to monitor shoppers' actions and intentions to...

UK Consumers Cheer Up A Bit As Budget Nerves Lift, GfK Survey Shows

British consumers have turned less pessimistic following the government's first budget and the US presidential election, according to a new survey.

Alibaba Misses Second-Quarter Revenue Estimates

Alibaba Group Holding missed analysts' estimates for quarterly sales, as lingering economic uncertainty sapped consumer spending in China and weighed on th...