Pet ownership has risen steadily since the mid-1990s, with the Covid-19 pandemic spurring more adoptions.
Affluent shoppers often have an outsized impact on shifts in consumer spending.
Total online sales will rise 4.8% during November and December, according to a new report.
Americans are skimping, even on everyday items such as toilet paper and toothpaste.
Inflation has sent turkey and ham prices soaring.
A slowdown in restaurant traffic would also be an ominous sign for the broader U.S. economy.
So far, the 2020s are a decade of empty shelves and rising prices in grocery stores.
Corporations are increasing pay and offering hiring bonuses to attract workers in a tight labor market.
It's another blow to two of the hardest-hit parts of the U.S. economy.
Parents dissatisfied with remote learning are turning to home schooling.