Kline Blog on market data in energy, consumer products, healthcare, chemicals and specialty pesticides industries

As our vantage point on the worst recession since the Great Depression takes shape in the collective rear-view mirror, one thing is certain: consumerism has changed dramatically. The buy-now-pay-later, keep-up-with-the-Joneses mentality that once drove market dynamics has been largely replaced by a more frugal and practical consumer approach. Most economic experts agree that this more cautious behavior isn’t likely to be thrown to the wind any time soon. Aside from scaled-back spending habits, other equally transformative forces have emerged over the last 18 to 24 months that could forever change the face of the consumer products market. Read more…

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