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Sports and Recreation Buyer’s Brief
US life jackets are moving from Roman-numeral types to numbered performance levels and pictogram labels. What the numbers mean, which jackets must be worn…
Education and Learning Price Trail
Stationery prices rose 2.9% in the 12 months to August 2026, slower than overall inflation, and the index falls every August. Here is what…
Energy and Sustainability Price Trail
Battery makers are buying volume with promotions while devices move to built-in cells and a new state stewardship rule arrives in 2027. What that…
Small Business and Side Hustles Price Trail
Three containerboard price increases in seven months are working their way into the price of a bundle of boxes. Here is what the federal…
Work and Office Price Trail
Producer prices for paper rose about 10 percent in the year to August 2026 while US printing-writing shipments fell 7 percent. Here is the…
Hobbies and Crafts Market Shift
The plastic spool under your filament is turning into a separate purchase. Refills, reusable spools and a new open NFC tag standard all changed…
Gaming and Entertainment Trend Report
A wall mount weight limit is a tested figure, not a guess, and VESA’s published mounting parts stop at 90 inches. What that means…
Travel and Adventure Trend Report
Carrier satellite texting turned an expedition feature into a phone setting. NOAA registration data and Garmin’s sales show what that has done to the…
Auto and EVs Price Trail
Parts prices are close to flat, yet the company that owned Trico, Anco and Fram collapsed and sold its brands for $25 million. What…
Food and Drink Market Shift
The IEEPA tariffs on coffee and spices were struck down and refunded in 2026. The Section 232 metal duty inside a can of beans…
Pets Price Trail
The official index that contains cat litter rose 1.9% in the year to August 2026, but the company that mines much of the clay…
Baby and Parenting Market Shift
From July 19, 2026 a child safety gate cannot have a built-in pet door and still meet the federal standard. Here is what changed,…
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