It is to be expected that most diets go out the window around the holiday season. But there comes a point when many of us need to tighten the belt (literally) again. And that is where differences arise. Weekly data from Experian Simmons DataStreamSM show that the percent of...
Which TV shows bring both registered Republicans and Democrats together? It turns out that you can discuss last night's episode of "The Bachelorette" with friends across all ends of the political...
One-in-five 18 to 24 year-olds (21%) today spend more time playing video games than watching TV, a relative increase of 48% in the past...
Registered Republicans and Democrats have different TV program preferences. But a majority of highly rated Nielsen programs seem to clearly skew Republican. Which TV programs does each group prefer, and what are the common threads among the two...
In 2008, the surge of U.S. holiday shoppers visiting shopping malls began on November 17th. But in 2009, Simmons DataStream shows the uptick starting earlier - on November 2nd. However, there has been an overall 17% decrease among U.S. consumers shopping at malls and strip malls over the past...
This year, it appears that the seasonal increase in online purchasing began almost three months ago, the week of August 9, 2010. This suggests that, as far as online purchasing goes, the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons have effectively merged with little to no break in...
Americans are breaking out of their comfort zone by lowering their service expectations and even exploring new stores that lure them in with coupons. U.S. adults are 7% less likely today than they were at the beginning of 2008 to claim they shop only at their favorite stores because...
There is a dramatic positive shift in the number of iPhone users in the U.S. who are interested in using their phone for in-store purchases. This shift hasn’t been seen in other smart phone platforms like RIM’s BlackBerry. Is it the iPhone’s faster chipset, its ability to utilize GPS...