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Reimagining Retail: Why Consumer Sentiment is Stuck in ‘Worried’ with Joanne Hsu at the University of Michigan.

2025/4/9
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Joanne Hsu: 密歇根大学消费者情绪指数(University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment)已经有75年的历史,它综合考量了消费者对个人财务、大件商品购买意愿、以及当前和未来商业环境的看法。消费者情绪受消费者对自身财务状况和经济未来预期的影响,以及财务稳定性。当前消费者对经济各个方面的预期都在恶化,包括收入增长、失业率和通货膨胀,这令人担忧。高收入人群的消费者情绪大幅下降,这对于整体经济需求来说是个问题。消费者对就业市场和自身收入的担忧日益加剧,关税政策的不确定性也令消费者担忧,许多消费者认为关税会导致通货膨胀反弹。历史数据显示高收入家庭和年轻人的消费者情绪通常更乐观,但这种趋势正在发生变化。 Zach Stambor: 消费者情绪是一个软性经济指标,它与实际支出模式有一定的关联,但并不总是完全一致。即使在通货膨胀时期,消费者情绪下降,但只要他们有足够的钱,仍然会继续消费。在当前经济形势下,零售商应采取保守策略,避免过度订货或过度促销,以保护利润率。 Suzy Davidkhanian: 消费者情绪受到消费者对自身财务状况和经济未来走向的乐观或悲观情绪,以及财务稳定性的影响。不确定性越高,消费者越难以对自身状况感到满意。零售商应确保库存周转率合理,建立灵活的配送和分销模式,例如采用“门店发货”模式,以优化库存管理。零售商需要通过促销、优惠券、奖励计划等手段吸引顾客,同时关注单位利润率,找到合适的策略来提高销售额和客单价。零售商应该关注消费者的储蓄和负债情况,以了解他们的消费能力。纽约联邦储备银行的一项调查显示,大部分消费者无法应对2000美元的意外支出,这应该引起零售商的警惕。生活成本危机使得消费者难以实现长期储蓄目标,例如购房、支付大学费用和退休储蓄,这可能是消费者情绪低迷的原因之一。关注消费者情绪的月度和季度变化趋势比与历史水平进行比较更重要。

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This chapter defines the consumer sentiment index and explains how the University of Michigan calculates it based on five key questions related to personal finances, buying conditions, and business conditions. The index reflects consumer expectations about the economy and influences spending decisions.
  • University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment reflects consumer views on personal finances, buying conditions, and business conditions.
  • The Index is calculated based on five questions and released twice a month.
  • Consumer decisions are based on economic expectations, indicating confidence or pessimism about the future.

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On today’s podcast episode, we discuss what consumer confidence actually means, which specific economic indicators most significantly impact it, and what all this says about the overall health of retail right now. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Vice President of Content Suzy Davidkhanian, Senior Analyst Zak Stambor, and Research Associate Professor and Director of the Surveys of Consumers at the University of Michigan Joanne Hsu.

 

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