consumer-perception
Birkenstock Sees Muted Sales Growth and Profit as Tariffs Hurt Margins
UK Consumer Spending and Confidence Is Muted, Says Currys Boss
Beauty Retailer Douglas Tempers Growth Forecasts for 2026 and Beyond
UK Electricals Retailer Currys Says Well Placed for Christmas
Big Marketing Push by Nike Is Unlikely to Boost Earnings Just Yet
Date: December 17, 2025
By Nicholas P. Brown NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Nike investors will look for signs this week that the recovery glimpsed last quarter is sustainable and that a bigger marketing budget is helping the...
Kraft Heinz's New CEO to Oversee Corporate Split, Possible Asset Sales
Date: December 17, 2025
By Jessica DiNapoli and Abigail Summerville NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Kraft Heinz's decision to tap Steve Cahillane - the dealmaker who steered Kellogg through one of the packaged food industry's...
Consumer Goods Firms Cut CEO Tenures Short in Push for Growth
Date: December 16, 2025
By Paolo Laudani and Helen Reid Dec 16 (Reuters) - Consumer goods firms are changing CEOs as fast as sports teams change coaches as boards lose patience with sluggish growth, U.S. tariff uncertainty...
Exclusive-California Pizza Kitchen Reaches Buyout Deal, Names New Leadership
Date: December 16, 2025
Dec 16 (Reuters) - An investor group led by Consortium Brand Partners is buying California Pizza Kitchen and has tapped the CEO of Convive Brands to run its restaurants, the company told Reuters on...
Spain Fines Airbnb $75 Million for Unlicensed Rental Listings
Date: December 15, 2025
MADRID, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Spain's Consumer Rights Ministry has fined vacation rental firm Airbnb ABNB.O 64 million euros ($75 million) for advertising unlicensed tourist accommodations, it said on...
France's Louvre Museum Closed as Workers Begin Rolling Strike
Date: December 15, 2025
PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Paris Louvre museum did not open at 0800 GMT on Monday as usual as staff was meeting to discuss a strike over pay and working conditions, potentially disrupting access...