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"Online dollar sales of automotive accessories — including appearance accessories, cargo management, exterior accessories, interior accessories, towing & hitch, and tire & wheel accessories — grew by 26% in the 12 months ending April 2019, according to The NPD Group's Checkout E‑commerce Tracking. Additionally, 34% of online dollar volume during the same time period resulted from sales within these six accessory categories."
Category: Digital+Technology
Restaurants to Target Customers Using Limited-Time Email Ads
"Whether it’s the return of Pumpkin Spice Lattes in the fall or the green shakes that herald the coming of spring, consumers buy into these annual traditions and the sense that these offerings — like colorful fall leaves and spring flowers — are here for only a short time."
Nearly Half of Consumers to Purchase Smart Home Devices in 2019
Parks Associates announced the topics and call for papers for the 14 annual CONNECTIONS Summit: Smart Home Business Models and Strategies, taking place January 7, 2020, on the first day of CES 2020 in Las Vegas. The event features sessions on smart home, sales channels, connected health, and home security and will conclude with a networking reception where analysts, session speakers, and VIP CES attendees mix to discuss the state of the market.
Cybersecurity Experts Can Sell Solutions to Employees Working from Home
As work-life and technology continue to evolve, a growing number of small business owners find themselves adopting remote work policies or "WFH" perks. However, their employees, who use company platforms and networks in popular locations such as coffee shops and airports, are more susceptible to the risk of an online attack.
Broadband Carriers to Promote 5G Services to Rural Residents
"Despite the growing popularity of connected devices in the home, including smart devices, streaming media players, and smart TVs, a new report from The NPD Group reveals that 31% of U.S. households do not currently have a broadband connection (25Mbps per second download speed or greater). This equates to roughly 100 million consumers, totaling nearly one-third of the U.S. population, and the vast majority of these consumers are in rural markets."
Retailers Tout Tech Tools to Enhance Online Shopping Experience
"Whether it’s automated assistants in their homes, smart devices in their hands or virtual experiences in the store, consumers are actively embracing the role of technology in their everyday lives. And they are sending early signals in terms of what this means for their shopping behavior and expectations, reports the National Retail Federation."
Younger Consumers Pay Premium Prices for Headphones
"According to NPD’s Checkout E‑commerce data, online technology spending in the U.S. increased 10% in the 12 months ending March 2019 compared to year ago. But while consumers are increasingly shopping online, consumers aged 18–34, 35–54, and 55+ are prioritizing their spend across major technology categories differently."
60% of Digital Food Orders are Placed via Mobile App
"The growing access to foodservice delivery has garnered lots of attention from the marketplace and media, but while delivery grabs the spotlight, digital restaurant orders overall steadily grow by double-digits, reports The NPD Group."
Smartphone Retailers to Pitch 5G-Enabled Devices to Millennials
"Consumers in the U.S. are keeping their smartphones longer. According to the latest Mobile Connectivity Report from NPD Connected Intelligence, one in four (25%) smartphone owners held onto their last device for more than three years before upgrading, up from 18% two years prior (2H 2018 vs. 2H 2016)."
51 Million Consumers Grocery Shop Online Every Month
"The leading grocery retailers have been playing a game of one-upmanship when it comes to raising the bar on online ordering convenience. From offering grocery delivery to-your-door to same-day delivery through a variety of service modes, like drive-up pick-up, grocers are making shopping easier and an increasing number of consumers are responding."
Baby Boomers Spend 4.25 Hours Looking at Screens Daily
"The amount of time that Americans ages 60 and older spend on their TVs, computers, tablets or other electronic devices has risen almost half an hour per day over the past decade, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, even as screen time among younger people has more or less held steady."
Political Campaign Promoters to Target Voters of All Ages
"Midterm voter turnout reached a modern high in 2018, and Generation Z, millennials and Generation X accounted for a narrow majority of those voters, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available Census Bureau data."
