Many shoppers fear higher costs and trade uncertainty and plan to reduce spending on extras. McKinsey finds that half of consumers expect to delay buying discretionary items like electronics, jewelry, ...

The average life satisfaction score, on a scale of zero to ten, that consumers were feeling as of July was 6.73. That marks a ...

Consumers not only make rational decisions but also emotional ones. Research now recognizes the significance of diverse neglected factors, such as emotions, affect, arousal and pleasure in appraisal, ...