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Don't Get Too Excited by Green Shoots, They Might Turn Brown

Jenny Darroch | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Neiman Marcus, Marketing Strategy, Employment, Consumer Spending, Economic Growth, Safeway, Recession, Google, Dow Jones, Business News
Jenny Darroch

As we frantically look for evidence of economic recovery, we need to take care not to mistake all measures as signs that everything is back to normal.

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Not In Love With New Anymore

Schuyler Brown | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Marketing Trends, Consumerism, Neophilia, Newness, Schuyler Brown, Trendspotting, Trends, Marketing, New Thinking, Green Living, Consumption, Consumer Spending, Living News
Schuyler Brown

Neophilia is in itself a new word. It was popularized around 1999 in techie and sci-fi subcultures to describe the trait of being enthralled by all things novel.

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What Consumers Can Do About Overdraft Fees

Christine Escobar | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Banks Overdraft Fees, Consumer Spending, Bank of America, Overdraft Protection, Harris Bank, JPMorgan Chase, The Center for Responsible Lending, Banks vs Credit Unions, Consumer Financial Protection, Overdraft Fees, Banks, Consumer Protection, Consumers Fighting Back, Christine Escobar, Business News
Christine Escobar

Even if you're embarrassed to admit it, you're very likely among the estimated 50 million Americans who have been overdrawn on their checking account in the course of any given year.

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Will Consumer Spending Change Once the Recession Ends?

Jenny Darroch | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Post Recession Behavior, Conspicuous Consumption, Consumer Spending, Marketing in a Recession, Brands, Consumer Behavior, Business News
Jenny Darroch

It won't be hard to identify an increase in consumer spending but it will be more difficult to detect whether in fact consumer values have fundamentally changed. Now that will be interesting.

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Consumer Spending: What If Americans Dont' Start Buying Again?

nytimes.com | Posted 11.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer Spending, Economy, Consumers, Gdp, Consumption, g20, Recession, Business News

If Americans don't start buying a lot of stuff again, can the world economy be saved? What's the global Plan B? These are fundamental questions at the...

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Credit Card Delinquencies Up, Worst Yet To Come

Posted 11.15.2009 | Business

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Financial Crisis, Main Street, Ben Bernanke, Credit Cards, Consumer Spending, Recession, Citigroup, Business News

Despite optimistic pronouncements from the nation's financial stewards, a recovery is not in the cards. At least not anytime soon, judging by the late...

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"Capitolism": A Race between Congressional Corruption and the Most Massive Citizen Involvement in U.S. Legislative History

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big Pharma, Corporate Money, Federal Corruption, Consumer Spending, Kentucky, Capitalism, John Authers, John Yarmuth, Healthcare Costs, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Representative Yarmuth, Congressman Yarmuth, Louisville, Special Agent Christiansen, Big Money, Ways and Means Committee, 70 % of GDP, Legal Corruption, Mad as Hell Doctors' Cross Country Tour, Carl Christiansen, Capitolism, Insurance Reform, Rachel Newton, Legalized Corruption, Health Care, Campaign Finance Reform, Fbi, Healthcare, Co-Pay, Politics News
Gail McGowan Mellor

All of the sudden five-year increase in consumer spending, which primed the U.S. economy for the fall, can be attributed to health care costs.

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Wealthy Consumers Still Waiting On The Sidelines

washingtonpost.com | Ylan Q. Mui | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Wealthy, Luxury Spending, Consumer Spending, Wealthy Consumers, Business News

In this new era of frugality, well-to-do shoppers have gone into hiding and stowed away their splashy logos. But they may hold the key to a consumer r...

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A Year After The Crisis, The Consumer Economy Is Dead

McClatchy | Kevin G. Hall | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Savings Rate, Financial Crisis, Credit Crisis, Consumer Spending, Consumer Economy, Business News

WASHINGTON -- One year after the near collapse of the global financial system, this much is clear: The financial world as we knew it is over, and some...

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Consumer Spends When Value Exceeds Price

Grant Cardone | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Cartier, Small Business, Retail Sales, Apple Iphone, Tiffany's, The Gap, Automobile Sales, Spending, Selling, Cash for Clunkers, True Religion Brand, Grant Cardone, Consumer Spending, Wal-Mart, Business News
Grant Cardone

While the consumer is motivated to save money the desire to spend money runs deep in our culture.

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Frugality Is The New Normal: Consumer Spending Not Expected To Return To Pre-Recession Levels

AP | ASHLEY M. HEHER | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Penny Pinching, Consumer Spending, Economy, Recession, Business News

CHICAGO — A year after "shop 'til you drop" stopped, the nation fixates on this question: Will consumer spending ever return to pre-recession le...

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What Went Wrong

John F. Wasik | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Green Deal, Unemployment, Corporations, Economy, President Obama, George W. Bush, Green Living, Consumer Spending, Housing Crisis, Politics News
John F. Wasik

If most of his programs survive the legislative process, Obama will have revived social capitalism, a blend of humanistic service, pragmatic government supervision, and free-market principles.

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The Hidden Payoff from Cash for Clunkers

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Economic Stimulus, Brad Delong, George Akerlof, Animal Spirits, Consumer Confidence, Cash for Clunkers Consumer Spending, Cash for Clunkers 2009, Cash for Clunkers Benefits, Consumer Spending, Business News
Eric Schurenberg

To the extent that the Clunkers program gave Americans a reason to believe that things can return to normal and to that the government has a handle on recovery, it was a pretty good investment.

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What Will an Economic Recovery Build Upon?

Garrett Johnson | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Foreclosures, Price Increases, Housing Numbers, Foreign Trade, Fiscal Health, Green Shoots, Economic Recovery, Consumer Spending, Recession, Reinflating the Housing Bubble, Housing Bubble, Fundamentals of the Economy, Business News
Garrett Johnson

The economy: Has it bottomed? Are we recovering? Will we see a "V" shaped bounce? Or a "U"? Or a "W"? Let's examine exactly what is going to lead this economy out of our deep recession.

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Five Reasons for Consumer Caution

Jim Randel | Posted 09.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumers, Media, Spending, Investing, Jobless Rate, Economy, Financial Crisis, Business, Housing Crisis, Consumer Confidence, Consumer Spending, Business News
Jim Randel

The Great Recession may be technically ending, but I recommend that consumers proceed with caution.

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Searching for the Crisis and Finding It

Danny Schechter | Posted 09.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Hunger, Unemployment, Banks, Denial, Consumer Spending, Who Needs Credit Cards, Economic Crisis, Economic Recovery, Recession Not Over, Recession, Business News
Danny Schechter

Out in the street, you notice fewer cabs and town cars. There are retail vacancies on every block. Stores are discounting everything. When JC Penny opened in Midtown, 15,000 people applied for 500 jobs.

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Housing: No Mood for a Recovery

Michael J. Panzner | Posted 09.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Homeowners, Real Estate, Consumer Spending, Housing Crisis, Economy, Homeownership, Housing Bubble, Business News
Michael J. Panzner

Suddenly, fewer Americans feel compelled to keep up with the Joneses or to follow in the footsteps of those before them.

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Forget The Squeeze: The Middle Class Is In A Choke Hold

Harry Moroz | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Renting, Bank of America, Wealthy, Foreclosure, Health Care, Zero Hedge, Debt, Middle Class, Consumer Spending, Housing Crisis, Economy, Financial Crisis, Business News
Harry Moroz

There are no certainties in the current economic and political climate. Except one: that the current downturn is hurting middle-class Americans more than the wealthiest households.

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Latest Consumer Spending Data Much Worse Than Expected

Sheldon Filger | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve, Commerce Department, Retail Sales, Consumer Spending, Recession, Interest Rates, Deleveraging-the-Economy, American Consumerism, Automaker Bailout, Wall Street Bailout, Obama Administration, Fiscal Responsibility, Global Economic Crisis, Unemployment Numbers, Global Recession, Federal Bailouts, Consumer Confidence, Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, Federal Budget Deficit, Cash for Clunkers, Recession Fears, Consumers, Recession Watch, Business News
Sheldon Filger

The centrality of the U.S. consumer to the overall global economy has meant his pulling back on a debt induced shopping spree, which has sparked a worldwide synchronized recession.

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Let's Face It -- We're Brandwashed.

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Retailers, Sales, Retail Sales, Shopping, Advertising, Marketing, Consumers, Retail, Media, TV Advertisements, Business, Consumer Spending, TV Advertising, Media Companies, Advertising Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Companies, Media News
Sarah O'Leary

Consumers are the most important consideration in a marketing cycle, and they don't spend hours wondering if their yogurt is "perky yet confident," and "not afraid to share its opinion."

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New York's Consumerism

Reverend Billy | Posted 09.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Texas Oil, Monetization, American Consumerism, Consumer Confidence, Consumerism, Corporate America, Michael Bloomberg, New York City Apartments, American Culture, Corporate Greed, Consumer Spending, 1950s, New York City, New York News
Reverend Billy

Consumerism is what they call a "totalizing system." It expands outward across the landscape and simultaneously into the individual's psyche. It must expand.

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More Signs of an Economic Bottom

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 09.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy Rebounding, Federal Reserve, Gdp-Growth, Gdp, Consumer Spending, Economy Stabalizing, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
Hale

I'm on record as saying we'll start seeing growth somewhere between the 4th quarter of this year and the second quarter of next year.

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Men Are in Marketing, Women Are at Retail

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumerism, Marketing Trends, Sales, Retail Sales, Advertising, Marketing, Consumers, Media, Business, Consumer Spending, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

If you want to sell more to the female population, it makes common sense to place women in agency and corporate management positions where they can make the final marketing decision.

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A Year Without Spending: One Woman's Pledge

Mother Nature Network | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Living, The Compact, Consumerism, Consumer Spending, No Spending, No Shopping, Green News

How many times do you walk out of a store with items you weren't planning on buying? The consumer maxim that new is always better has turned much of t...

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Have We Learned Anything? The Effect of the Recession on the Future American Psyche

Stephen Josephson | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: The Future, 2008 Recession, Psychology, Indulgences, Mental Health, Consumer Spending, US Recession, Living News
Stephen Josephson

It seems as if a subset of people are actually achieving a fundamental shift from acquiring stuff to focusing on family, friends and keeping it simple.

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