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Consumer Insights Roundup: Hispanics Are Heavy Users of Social Media, 30% of Parents Plan to Spend More Than Last Year on B2S Season…

A summary of the most relevant consumer insight research in the US, US Hispanic, and Latin American markets. If you're trying to keep up with the latest happenings, this is your one-stop shop.

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What: A summary of the most relevant consumer insight research in the US, US Hispanic, and Latin American markets.
Why it matters: If you’re trying to keep up with the latest happenings, this is your one-stop shop.

  • According to a new report based on consumer behavior analysis from mobile platform supplier Aki Technologies, QSR sit-down visitors tend to be either younger than 24 or older than 55, and to skew toward the lower-income brackets; consumers who’ve completed graduate school are 3.8% less likely to eat at QSRs; and college graduates are 2% more likely to visit coffee shops.

 

  • A new infographic by GlobalWebIndex shows 38% of Hispanics are heavy users of social media, against 28% of non-Hispanics. According to the statistics, Hispanics stay on social media an average of half an hour more than non-Hispanics.

 

  • A report from Morning Consult found a majority of parents plan on spending at least US $200 on their children’s back-to-school shopping. Overall, 56% of parents plan to spend the same amount on back-to-school shopping as last year, while 30% say they will spend more than last year and 14% say they will buy less.

 

  • According to the NPD, the number of consumers cooking at home for themselves increased, while visits to restaurants fell flat in May of 2018. Portalatin explains that this could be because of the rising cost of restaurant meals mixed with the growing popularity of streaming entertainment. NPD says that 4 out of every 5 meals are prepared in U.S. kitchens.

 

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