Research

Computers

CEDIA Reports Tariffs Could Cause Drastic Spike In Laptop Prices

Tariffs poised to hike prices of connected devices by 10%, with laptops and tablets seeing a spike of up to 68%

Research

Circana: Retail Spending Holds Steady In February

Amid week-to-week fluctuations in consumer spending, pockets of change reflect uncertainty

Accessories

Smart Tag Usage Grows Among U.S. Households

Smart tag adoption is up to 12% among U.S. broadband-equipped households

Product Spotlight

New Survey Reveals How Polite We Are To AI Assistants

Surprising trends in human-tech etiquette

Industry

Report Says Workers Anticipate Adjusting To AI As Biggest Challenge For 2025

New Wiley Workplace Intelligence report suggests aligning the workforce with future business needs and upskilling employees are top concerns for the year ahead

Research

Hostinger Reveals States With Largest Impact In Digital Innovation

California ranks first among U.S. states investing the most in digital innovations, with the highest digital economic impact of $492.80 billion and a composite...

Research

Retail Spending Cools A Bit After A Holiday Season Bump

Circana reports that 2024 saw year-over-year growth for holiday retail

Research

Report: Poor Visual Merchandising Cost Retailers $125 Billion In 12 Months

First-of-its-kind report shows the dire effects of poor visual merchandising

Audio

Research: Luxury Audio Market To Reach $4.3 Billion By 2028

New report from Futuresource Consulting shows the category entering a new phase of growth

Research

IDTechEx Forecast: The Wearable Sensors Market To Reach US$7.2B By 2035

Motion sensors and optical sensors find applications beyond activity tracking

Products

Apple Ends 2024 With 27.7% Of Smartphone Market Share

Apple edges out Samsung for the second year in a row

Research

Case Study: LG Brings Digital Sales Tools To The Retail Sales Floor

LG and Cogent360 collaborate to show how digital innovation can transform the retail experience

Research

Research: Wrist-Worn Wearables To Grow By 8.7% In 2024

Futuresource Consulting report identifies smartwatches, and sports watches as main drivers of growth

Appliances

Survey: Only 55% Of Americans Plan To Perform Preventative Appliance Maintenance

86% of Americans plan to cook a holiday meal at home this season; 89% will look to DIY-videos to help with equipment repairs

Research

Report Reveals Retail Sales Disruption Around Presidential Election

Effects are still being felt as consumers ramp into holiday shopping later than expected

Research

New Interface Systems Report Delves Into Security Risks For Retailers

New technologies like video verification and voice-down commands demonstrate significant impact in reducing security incidents and enhancing store safety

Products

Shipment Gap Between Samsung And Apple Phones Shrinks To Smallest Ever

Report from AltIndex.com examines the causes of effects of the shrinking gap

Research

ShipStation Survey Uncovers Generational Shifts In Holiday Spending

Election, social media, and free shipping shape 2024 consumer choices

Research

Report: The Future Of Flexible Batteries

Flexible batteries could power the future of smart packaging and wearables

Research

Circana Releases 2024 Holiday Purchase Intentions Report

This year's holiday spending is expected to be an improvement from last year’s results, growing between 1.5% and 3% during the expanded holiday shopping...

CES

CTA Projects Record Tech Sales This 2024 Holiday Season

233 million U.S. adults (89%) expected to buy technology products

Research

Circana: 2024 Holiday Shopping Fueled By Consumer Optimism, Search For Value

Holiday shopper expectations have grown for holiday deals, looking forward to Black Friday savings

Research

2024 Chargeback Field Report Sheds Light On Increase Of Friendly Fraud

One-third of participants said that the costs associated with chargebacks have directly impacted the end price of the goods or services provided

Products

WalletHub Releases 2024 iPhone National Survey

Consumers feeling the crunch are hesitant on upgrading their phone

Products

Research: LTPO OLED Display Shipments For Smartphones To Hit 520M By 2031

Market share of LTPO OLED smartphone displays to reach 52%

Research

Circana Projects Flat H2 For CE Sales

Growing categories include ultra-large TVs, AI PCs and tablets; TVs, desktop and notebook PCs suffer dollar value declines

Products

Study: Smart TVs’ Growing Influence On Viewing Habits

New report from Hub demonstrates how Smart TVs are influencing consumers

Research

Parents Believe Schools Ask Them To Buy Too Much During Back-To-School Season, WalletHub Survey Finds

WalletHub releases nationally-representative parent survey, along with back-to-school sales tax holiday guide

Research

Now Available – 2024 TWICE Retailer Reports

Reports with exclusive analysis available for purchase on official Swoogo storefront

Products

Smartphone Prices Predicted To Jump 15% By 2029

Statista cites multiple factors in expected price hike, which would be the greatest increase in all tech devices

Research

Allstate Protection Plans: Sofa Stains Top List Of Furniture Fails

Latest damage survey finds more than half of furniture purchases were damaged in the first two years

Research

Research Shows Americans Spend The Most When It Comes To Mobile POS Payments

A shift in recent trends predicts that Americans will pay nearly $15,000 via Mobile POS Payments by 2028

CTA

CTA Centennial Part 5e: A Decade of Disruption – 1984: Hollywood Loses The Battle Against Home Video – But Wins The War

Video may have killed the radio star, but the real battle was in the courts for the home video industry

Research

BNPL Surges After Post-Pandemic Lull

Sezzle, Affirm, and other BNPL apps ride the wave as shoppers turn to POS Lenders

Industry

Technical Personnel To Surge In Demand, CEDIA Report Finds

The Professional Smart Home Market Analysis report reveals that nearly 70% of technology integrator businesses identify “Technical Person” as the top resource they will...