- by David Lummis
- November 23 2021
- cats
Opportunities to Target Senior Cats and Overweight Cats
That senior and overweight pets represent a daunting health and wellness need as well as a business opportunity has not been lost on pet marketers, retailers, and service providers.
- by David Sprinkle
- November 16 2021
- dog food
- pet market
Recent Pet Food Usage Trends to Watch
Premiumization, and even reinvention, of products has driven the growth in dry pet food and in dog treats, along with increases in pet population.
- by Cara Brosius
- November 8 2021
- beverage
- food ingredients
- food labels
Key Trends in Functional Beverages
Functional beverages may be in ready-to-drink (RTD) or ready-to-mix/brew form (e.g., beverage powders, liquid drink enhancers, dry coffee and tea).
- by David Lummis
- October 18 2021
- pet
- veterinarians
Pet Service Professionals as Industry Influencers
Veterinarians remain the source of pet care information most valued by pet owners, as confirmed by our August-September 2021 Survey of Pet Owners. Read more about the changes in this crowded field of service professionals.
- by Elizabeth Rowe
- October 5 2021
- banking
- consumer trends
- finance
- financial services
Buy Now, Pay Later Finance Shifts the Consumer Lending Landscape
In its just-released Buy Now, Pay Later: Point-of-Sale Installment Loans report, we estimate that the BNPL installment lending market in the U.S. grew to $250 billion in 2020
- by Cara Brosius
- September 16 2021
- fat-free
- food
- food additives
- health and wellness
- healthy snacks
Better-for-You Snack Trends
Better-for-you snacks are positioned as healthier than conventional snacks, based on health claims and characterizations that consumers perceive as important to health such as clean label, low fat, low sodium, plant-based, and low/no added sugar.
- by David Lummis
- August 27 2021
- pet industry
- pet market
- pet market research
Fun Is a Prime Motivator for “Other Pet” Owners
The pet population boom that resulted from COVID-19 was especially pronounced in the “other pet” (non dog/cat) market, such that products for reptiles, small mammals, and fish were snapped up at historically high rates.
- by David Sprinkle
- August 11 2021
- dog owners
- dogs
- pet
10-Year Growth Demographics for Owning Dogs
While the number of retiree households grew by 35% between 2010/11 and 2020/21, the number of dog-owning retiree households grew by 67%.
- by Elizabeth Rowe
- August 2 2021
- co-branded credit cards
Co-Branded Cards in a Consumer Payment Trends Context
About six in ten consumer payments are now made with debit, credit, or prepaid cards. Debit cards are used the most, followed by credit cards then by cash.
- by Cara Rasch
- July 21 2021
- e-shopping
- online grocery shopping
The Future of Grocery Shopping
Improvements to the online grocery shopping experience will arrive as technology continues to get better. Artificial intelligence-powered voice ordering is becoming more popular with tech-savvy consumers.
