If theft is the highest form of compliment, Honda Accords and Civics win by a mile, according to the National Crime Information Bureau. But Honda has introduced anti-theft technology this year, and the data also shows just how effective that…
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What College Students Are Eating Now
Lisa Feldman,director of recipe management for Sodexo, which provides food services for more than 600 colleges and universities across North America, has identified seven trends in university dining, including: 1. Plant-Based Options: Students want food that supports a healthy environment and…
Smartphone Reigns Supreme for Online Actions
An estimated 270 million Americans viewing their smartphones about 14 billion times per day, according to Deloitte’s U.S. edition of the “2018 Global Mobile Consumer Survey.” This year smartphone penetration rose to 85%, up 3 % from 2017, with the…
American Indian, Alaska Native Populations Growing
There are 6.8 million American Indians and Alaska Natives, including those of more than one race, according to the Census Bureau, which projects that figure growing to 10 million by July 1, 2060. They would constitute 2.5% of the total…
After Shopping an Online Alcohol Beverage Marketplace Once, Consumers Say They’ll Do It Again
Fifty percent of respondents to a just released survey reported shopping at a retailer for the first time through Drizly and 64% of first-time shoppers of a retailer through Drizly said they would consider shopping at the same retailer’s physical…
Wine.com Closes $32.5 Million Growth Capital Package
Wine.com said it raised $32.5 million in debt and equity financing from funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Private Credit Group (“GSAM PCG”). The capital will be deployed to enhance Wine.com’s customer experience, brand awareness, and scale of the…
Thanksgiving Dinner: 30 Grams of Extra Sugar Before Desert
Cranberry sauce and salad dressing rank as the biggest sugar culprits, according to Label Insight, which analyzed its product and ingredient database to find how much sugar a typical Thanksgiving dinner plate would contain. Findings showed that people consume about…
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Eighty-six percent (86%) of consumers think of Wisconsin when they think of cheese.—Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin
Citizen Satisfaction with Federal Government Rebounds to Four-Year High
Citizen satisfaction with the federal government reached a four-year high at the end of 2016, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Three years of eroding citizen satisfaction culminated in an all-time low score in 2015, but over the…
90% of U.S. Mobile Internet Time Said Spent in Apps
Apps continue to dominate U.S. time spent with mobile, says Flurry, reaching 90% of mobile minutes in June 2015, up from 86% share in Q2 2014. Breaking down mobile internet consumption by app and browser categories, the data shows Facebook’s…