- by Daniel Granderson
- August 20 2019
- affinity credit cards
- co-branded credit cards
- credit cards
- money
- money and finance
U.S. Airlines Elevate Co-Branded Credit Cards to New Heights
Packaged Facts estimates that co-branded credit cards generated $990 billion in purchase value last year. Travel and entertainment brands commanded 55% of spending, 70% of which was attributable to airline-branded credit cards.
- by Daniel Granderson
- August 15 2019
- cat food
- cats
- dog food
- dogs
- pet
- pet food
- pet industry
- pet market
- pet retail
- Petco
- PetSmart
“Other” Pet Store Sector in Transition
Packaged Facts estimates pet product sales of pet specialty stores other than PetSmart and Petco at under $6 billion. These “other” pet chain or independent stores consist primarily of smaller- and mid-size formats, although also with some superstore-size outlets among the regional chains.
- by Daniel Granderson
- August 8 2019
- pet medications
- pet meds
- pet products
- pet retail
- Petco
- veterinarians
- veterinary
Walmart, Petco, and Chewy Invest in $9 Billion U.S. Pet Medication Market
The pet medications future looks bright. With sales reaching $9 billion in 2018, up 8.5%, the market is expected to surpass overall pet market growth for the foreseeable future, spurred by a continued intensive focus on pet wellness, ongoing advances in veterinary medicine, and online and brick-and-mortar expansion of pet medication and veterinary service availability and options.
- by Daniel Granderson
- August 1 2019
- finance
- mobile apps
- mobile payments
- mobile technology
- money
- money and finance
- private label credit cards
Private Label Credit Cards: Retailer-Specific Mobile App Use on the Rise
Retailers and their private label credit card partners continue to refine their retailer-specific mobile apps, which provide a very important customer loyalty and engagement nexus that increasingly includes payment and loan options.
- by Daniel Granderson
- July 22 2019
- ecommerce
- food
- food and beverage
- food trends
- internet
- mobile apps
- mobile payments
- mobile technology
- online grocery shopping
- online retail
- smartphones
Mobile Payment Trends Create Growth in Global Food E-Commerce
China, India, and South Korea are among nations where mobile payments using smartphones to access the internet are more common than using laptops or tablets—hinting at momentum for food e-commerce growth in Asia.
- by Daniel Granderson
- July 1 2019
- finance
- food and beverage
- food retail
- food retailing
- healthy eating
- money
- money and finance
- natural and organic
- natural foods
- organic
- organic food
- Trader Joe’s
- Whole Foods
Affluent Food Shoppers: Money Isn’t Everything
The sheer volume of spending on food at home by affluent households—which is in excess of $100 billion—makes them an essential consumer segment for food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, and grocers...But, as Packaged Facts reports, it’s not money alone that sets affluent food shoppers apart.
- by Daniel Granderson
- June 25 2019
- India
- pet food
- pet products
- pet retail
India: An International Pet Care Market to Watch
From 2012 to 2017, pet care sales in India grew exponentially and the market has enough momentum to expect even greater growth looking ahead to 2022.
- by Daniel Granderson
- June 13 2019
- banking
- credit cards
- economy
- money
- money and finance
Why Banks and Creditors Can Bet on Affluent, High Net Worth Consumers Even During Recession
As prognosticators attempt to call the beginning of the next recession, one thing is fairly certain: Affluent and high-net worth families are an intriguing recession bet.
- by Daniel Granderson
- June 3 2019
- cats
- pet health
- pet market
- pet market research
- pet products
- pet supplements
- pet trends
CBD Shining a Bright Light on the U.S. Pet Supplements Market
From medicinal marijuana to CBD-infused chewing gum, the human health and wellness market has experienced a surge of interest in cannabis products, a development that has spilled over with gusto into the pet supplements market.
- by Daniel Granderson
- May 14 2019
- food and beverage
- food marketing
- food research
- kids
- kids food
- marketing
Food Marketers Get Creative Helping Families Eat More Fruits and Veggies
Food industry players and marketers are aligning as allies to parents in the battle to get kids to eat fruit and veggies through the “stealth health” movement, among other efforts.
