Consumer Confidence Increases but Planned Expenditures for Durable Goods Declines
-- Wal-Mart was #1 in Women's Clothing (12%), but their share was down from last January when it was 18.5% -- Investors' confidence in the stock market increased to 68.6% from 65.0% in December -- Payless maintained a slight lead over Wal-Mart in shoes, 12.5% to 10.6% -- Best Buy topped electronics category -- Wal-Mart was leader in grocery and HBA -- 90 day outlook for all merchandise groups were off from December, but up from January 2006 -- Big ticket purchases including autos, computers, furniture, home appliances and housing declined from December, but were up versus January 2006.Additional information on CIA and other BIGresearch samples may be accessed by going to: http://www.bigresearch.com and clicking on Complimentary Top Line Findings. About BIGresearch BIGresearch is a market intelligence firm providing analysis of consumer behavior in areas of retail, financial services, automotive, and media. The syndicated Simultaneous Media Usage Study (SIMM) monitors more than 15,000 consumers twice each year to identify opportunities in a fragmented and changing marketplace including the media. They also conduct the Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey (CIA) which monitors the pulse of more than 7,000 consumers each month. BIGresearch's methodology provides the most accurate consumer information in the industry with a margin of error of +/- 1 percent.
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