AS THE ECONOMY STARTS MOVING AGAIN...
HOW AMERICA SHOPS® RETAILER REPORTS REPORT HOW & WHERE SHOPPERS AT YOUR ACCOUNT WILL SPEND. MASS MERCHANDISER REPORT >> TARGET vs. WALMART shoppers DRUG STORE REPORT >> CVS vs. RITE AID vs. WALGREENS shoppers SUPERMARKET REPORT >> ALBERTSON’S vs. KROGER vs. PUBLIX vs. SAFEWAY shoppers WAREHOUSE CLUB REPORT >> COSTCO vs. SAM’S CLUB shoppers DOLLAR STORE REPORT >> DOLLAR GENERAL vs. FAMILY DOLLAR shoppers DEPARTMENT STORE REPORT >> KOHL’S vs. JC PENNEY vs. MACY’S shoppers ONLINE RETAILER REPORT >> INTERNET vs. NON-INTERNET and AMAZON vs. EBAY shoppers
Each report defines how the recession has impacted the SHOPPER VALUES, SHOPPER SPENDING and RETAILER CHOICES SHOPPER VALUES
SHOPPER SPENDING
RETAILER CHOICES
After the fear and worry of the recession, how have shopper attitudes changed toward health and wellness, eco-friendly, financial responsibility?
When will the shoppers’ recession end? (Hint: At least 2 years)
Shoppers changed their retail choices during the recession.
Which retailer’s shoppers will go back to spending first?
Are shopping and browsing passé?
Which categories are shoppers spending more on?
SMART MOVES Each report includes examples of how smart companies have changed their marketing and selling practices to connect to the post-recession shopper.
Whose shoppers went to Dollar and Deep Discount?
Where have Target and Walmart’s shoppers gone?
Do the Supermarket chains have a stronger shopper base coming out of the recession – and can they keep it? Internet shopping moves into the #3 channel for weekly shopping - Which retailers are getting a share of this Internet spending?
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Executive Summary
METHODOLOGY
Methodology • Meet the Retailer’s Shopper
• National Sample: 1500 adults 18+ (includes all income and ethnic groups) • Updated at time of purchase with current data
• Attitudes that Influence Shopping • New Shopper Values • Channels Shopped in the Past Week • Quarterly Shopping Profile • Trends in Shopping for Leading Indicator Categories
ANALYSIS Each report compares leading retailers in the channel
• Where Categories are Purchased “Most Often” • Shopper Segment Personality Analysis Appendix (Questionnaire)
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WALMART VS. TARGET SHOPPERS: WHEN WILL THE SHOPPERS’ RECESSION END?
WHEN WILL THE RECESSION END? THEIR FINANCES IMPROVE? The million-dollar question: When will the Great Recession end? Washington D.C. told us it was over before the end of 2009, but only 4% of shoppers agree. • 5 1% of Walmart shoppers predict the recession will be over within the next two years from this survey (2011), compared to 58% of Target shoppers. • T he remaining women do not anticipate an end to the recession for at least another 3 to 5 years -- or more. WHEN WILL THE RECESSION END? WALMART
TARGET
A
B
814
381
4
4
1 – 2 years
51
58 A
3 – 5 years
36
32
6 years or more
9
6
Base: Total Women
The recession is over
%
%
THEIR OWN FINANCIAL RECOVERY Equally, if not more important, is when these women feel their own finances will be on the road to recovery. Fortunately, a promising share of Mass Merchandiser shoppers expect their personal finances to show signs of improvement by the end of 2010. • A hopeful 41% of Walmart and 45% of Target shoppers think their finances will be on the mend by the end of 2010. n the flip side, one-fourth of women expect it to take another 2 to 3 years before their finances will • O look up. omen who shop at Walmart have been hit harder by the economic crisis: 23% of Walmart shoppers • W compared to 15% of Target shoppers cannot imagine when they will start to see recovery, if at all. WHEN WILL YOUR PERSONAL FINANCES IMPROVE? WALMART A
TARGET B
Base: Total Women
814
381
Before first half of 2010
21
22
Second half of 2010
20
23
It will take 2 to 3 years
26
27
I have no idea, but no time soon
23 B
15
My personal finances were never affected by the economy.
10
13
%
%
29
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WALMART VS. TARGET SHOPPERS: WHEN WILL THE SHOPPERS’ RECESSION END?
POST-RECESSION EFFECTS ON SHOPPING Whether or not shoppers will go back to buying post-Recession depends on how much they struggled during the recession. Will shopping as we know it be changed forever? Will shoppers splurge on more discretionary items after years of penny-pinching? Maybe, maybe not. • First, only 1/5 of all women said they haven’t changed their spending habits; 80% have. omen who cut back their spending and are content with less spending and “stuff” are more likely to • W be the Walmart shoppers (45%) compared to Target shoppers (37%). • T hen there are those who have come out of the recession with spending guilt. Target shoppers are far more likely to experience this symptom --- 23% agree “I have money to buy things, but I don’t want to spend so much anymore.” Only 17% of Walmart shoppers feel that way, perhaps because there are fewer Walmart customers who fit this profile.
SPENDING AFTER THE RECESSION WALMART
TARGET
A
B
814
381
%
%
I have had to cut back my spending but I've grown used to buying less and I don't want to go back to buying things the way I used to.
46 B
37
I have the money to buy things, but I just don't want to spend so much anymore.
17
23 A
I have had to cut back my spending, but I will go back to spending as soon as I can, I miss buying things.
18
18
I haven't really changed the way I spend.
19
22
Base: Total Women
30
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WALMART VS. TARGET SHOPPERS: SHOPPING BEHAVIOR - WEEKLY SHOPPING TREND
SHOPPING BEHAVIOR WEEKLY SHOPPING In spite of being able to get practically everything they need to run their household at their favorite channel, these Mass Merchandiser shoppers are in 4 to 5 different stores a week. • W almart shoppers make fewer shopping trips than Target shoppers (4 weekly trips vs. 4.5), visiting fewer outlets (4.1 vs. 4.9).
AVERAGE # OF SHOPPING TRIPS
4.0
WALMART
4.5
TARGET
AVERAGE # OF OUTLETS SHOPPED
4.1
4.9
WALMART
TARGET
HEAVY, MEDIUM OR LIGHT? At 49%, more Target shoppers make 4+ trips each week compared to 42% of Walmart shoppers. Not a great a surprise considering shopping trips increase with income and Target shoppers skew more upscale --- and they have access to more stores in the suburbs. SHOPPING PATTERNS WALMART
TARGET
A
B
814
381
%
%
1 Trip or Less - Light Shopper
12 B
9
2-3 Trips - Medium Shopper
45
43
4+ Trips - Heavy Shopper
42
49 A
Base: Total Women
31
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