April 24, 2024 Auto insurance rates are up 22% from a year ago—and are fueling inflation Auto insurance rates rose 2.6% in March and are up 22% from a year ago. BY Associated Press Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation. Auto insurance rates rose 2.6% in March and are up … Continue reading Auto insurance rates are up 22% from a year ago—and are fueling inflation
By Emily Price October 13, 2023 That Kallax bookshelf you’ve been eyeing at Ikea is potentially about to get a bit cheaper. The furniture and meatball purveyor was forced to raise its prices during the COVID-19 pandemic as the cost of raw materials rose. Now that supply costs have started to become more accessible, … Continue reading Ikea is cutting the price of furniture as customers feel more inflation pain
By Talib Visram As the price of eggs, dairy, and gas shot up in 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022. With the backdrop of the highest inflation levels in four decades, the bill’s name appeared to describe pretty succinctly what it set out to do. But it’s widely accepted that … Continue reading Did the Inflation Reduction Act actually help lower inflation?
Rakuten Sees Benefits From Inflation, Consumers Turning To Cash-Back Rewards by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, April 11, 2023 Cash-back apps make it easy for shoppers to earn rewards and for retailers to build relationships. Rakuten, which partners with thousands of stores, makes it free to join the program. Consumers can make an eligible purchase with the … Continue reading Rakuten Sees Benefits From Inflation, Consumers Turning To Cash-Back Rewards
SEO Tips To Offset Inflation In 2023 by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, December 23, 2022 Inflation in 2022 meant tightening of budgets, but the demand for cost-effective and dependable channels became key to understanding consumer behavior. Despite market fluctuations, search continues to support growth. As traditional and paid-media costs rise, search engine optimization (SEO) … Continue reading SEO Tips To Offset Inflation In 2023
By Jessica Bursztynsky November 03, 2022 On Thursday, DoorDash reported larger-than-expected revenue growth for its third quarter, showing consumer spending in the segment has held strong despite pressure from inflation and continued pandemic recovery. The delivery platform posted revenue of $1.7 billion, which is up 33% from the same quarter a … Continue reading DoorDash’s Q3 earnings show an increased appetite for delivery, despite inflation
Plant-Based Food Trends: Inflation Bad, Frozen Good by Steve Ellwanger , October 21, 2022 The last thing the hyper-competitive, plant-based foods space needs is rampant food-price inflation. When it comes to plant-based meat alternatives, taste/texture and price have always been among the main hurdles to consumer trial—but price has risen to the forefront in … Continue reading Plant-Based Food Trends: Inflation Bad, Frozen Good
Inflation Is Squeezing The Sandwich Generation Into Paninis by Corinne Casagrande , October 4, 2022 Rising costs put pressure on the sandwich generation, defined as adults who have a parent 65 or older, and are either raising a child under 18 or providing financial support to an adult child. More than half of U.S. adults … Continue reading Inflation Is Squeezing The Sandwich Generation Into Paninis
holiday New Inflation Worries Cloud Holiday Forecasts by Sarah Mahoney , Staff Writer @mahoney_sarah, October 4, 2022 Rising consumer concerns about inflation are already causing retailers to second-guess their holiday marketing strategies. But new research from the NPD Group shows those worries are growing rapidly, with 29% of consumers saying finances and the economy will cause … Continue reading New Inflation Worries Cloud Holiday Forecasts
By Sam Becker August 26, 2022 As millions of kids pile back into schools for the start of the fall semester, parents have been scrambling to make it through the back-to-school shopping season. While back-to-school shopping is something of an end-of-summer tradition for millions of families with school-age kids, rising prices … Continue reading Inflation comes for back-to-school shopping
