Consumer discretionary articles

  • Consumers planning Loblaw boycott

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Disgruntled shoppers in Canadian grocery aisles are pledging to completely check out at Loblaw stores. A Reddit group called “Loblaws is out of control” has nearly 60,000 members, who plan to take part in a boycott of the grocery giant next month. Loblaw has faced scrutiny over grocery prices, while the industry navigates through inflation […]

  • US consumer confidence deteriorates in April

    The Conference Board said that its consumer confidence index fell to 97.0 this month, the lowest level since July 2022, from a downwardly revised 103.1 in March. "Confidence retreated further in April as consumers became less positive about the current labor market situation, and more concerned about future business conditions, job availability, and income," said Dana Peterson, chief economist at the Conference Board in Washington.

  • US Consumer Confidence Retreats in April

    /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® deteriorated for the third consecutive month in April, retreating to 97.0 (1985=100) from a