All Articles Tagged As: consumers

Americans spending, gambling, saving (8/15/2008)

Who's happiest, who's most at risk? ...> Full Article

Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets (8/1/2008)

Research points to poverty's influence ...> Full Article

Ag economists analyze high commodity and food prices (7/31/2008)

Commodity prices - and resulting food prices - are rising sharply, driven by a combination of factors that include high oil prices spurring biofuels growth, a weak dollar and world production and consumption trends ...> Full Article

Florida consumer confidence index falls to lowest rate in its history (6/25/2008)

Higher gas and food prices, continued declines in housing prices and last month's large increase in unemployment caused Florida's consumer confidence to plummet six points in June to 57, its all-time low record in the index's 25-year history ...> Full Article

Florida consumer confidence in April sinks to new 16-year record low (5/1/2008)

Falling housing prices, tighter credit and rising gas and food costs caused Florida's consumer confidence to drop four points to 66 in April ...> Full Article

Counting every thought: What consumers see when looking at ads (4/28/2008)

New research suggests alternative methods that may more accurately reveal what consumers actually notice ...> Full Article

We are family - but advertisers often miss the point (4/27/2008)

Researchers in consumer behavior must think of how consumption patterns may be guided by a desire to build a family identity ...> Full Article

Consumers want to do the right thing (3/9/2008)

Data suggest buyers willing to pay more to humane producers ...> Full Article