Low Unemployment, Fewer Holiday Workers, and Poor Store Execution Air is cooler, trees are thinner, and hiring signs are in every window—the holiday season is here. Furthermore, the unemployment rate is at an all-time low, and consumer spending is at a high. So where...
Is Failure Really the Same as Swiss Cheese? Imagine this, you are walking through an aisle of candy trying to decide which chocolate to pick up. You notice one brand that clearly takes up the majority of the shelf. What brand would you guess that is? If you thought...
Black Friday is a day when brands offer the best deals of the year to consumers. With massive crowds and unbelievable deals, stores experience a lot of traffic. Videos are posted all over the internet of people throwing items around, pushing each other to get through...
Observa conducted our second annual study to measure the pricing of consumer goods supporting different lifestyles across the United States. The results revealed significant trends on how brands and retailers price their products in various cities and how that...
Observa conducted our second annual study to measure the pricing of consumer goods supporting various lifestyles across the United States. The results revealed significant trends in how brands and retailers price their products in varying cities and how that...
After months of deliberation, President Trump’s tariff policies will now be enforced. These tariffs include a 10 percent tax on aluminum and a 25 percent tax on steel that Canada, Mexico, and the European Union (EU) ship to the United States. For perspective, Canada...
