Pet Retail Industry Trends for 2024: Webinar Recap
CRC’s Pet Insights Council hosted their first webinar of the year in early April, titled Pet Retail & Animal Health Insights to Kick Off 2024. During this session, our Pet research team shared their perspective on the 2024 pet landscape, discussing key macroeconomic trends, consumer behaviors, retailer forecasts, and animal…
Read MoreChina update; Strong domestic consumption levels; Slight drop in COVID-19
China update – less severe than anticipated COVID-19 impact on workers, supply chain, and overall production Although the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to have impacts across the globe, it seems that China has done a relatively good job to contain the infection. In our research we have found that…
Read MoreA Career-Defining Internship… But Make It Virtual?
Ah the junior year summer internship. Pivotal in many collegiate journeys, yet it's also the first thing to get cancelled in a world-wide pandemic (understandably so). That's exactly how my spring semester at Zoom University (Miami Univeristy) was coming to an end... with a cancelled internship. Instead of wallowing in despair…
Read MoreWFH Expectations; Lowe’s Supply Chain Improvements; Kroger Looks to Expand
Consumer expectations for returning to the office have worsened according to our latest consumer study results, with 51% of workers expecting to go in for work in the month of October compared to ~70% in our July study. This aligns with recent announcements that Google has extended its remote work policy until…
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