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Consumer discretionary is a term for goods and services that are non-essential products. For example, rice and wheat would be considered essential items. Meanwhile, cars and streaming services are non ...

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From increasing doubts about information security to concerns about transparency, reliability, and sustainability, in 2025, consumer expectations are higher than ever. Such trends in consumer behavior ...

This article was originally published in Forbes on May 4. It was written by Rutgers Business School Professor Kristina Durante, Ph.D., and behavioral scientist Juliano Laran, Ph.D. Netflix and ...

What is consumer discretionary sector, exactly? The consumer discretionary definition includes companies providing items buyers want but are less crucial for day-to-day life, unlike groceries or ...

If you talk to CEOs of consumer-facing brands, one thing they tell you, or at least they tell me, is how they plan to keep selling to their existing customers even as the customers age. Continuing to ...

Consumer packaged goods are essential, everyday low-cost items that need frequent replenishing. E-commerce growth and COVID-19 significantly increased online CPG shopping. Challenges like inflation ...

Size will matter more for Americans in the coming months as rising costs spur manufacturers to make products smaller. Some see the phenomenon of "shrinkflation"—a portmanteau word which British ...