Visiting a store or restaurant today?
- Thank the nearest senior consumer for its existance.
- Senior spenders are arguably the most valuable of consumers in the market, said Stanley Geberer, senior associate at Fishkind & Associates, an economic and fiscal consulting firm.
- Across the nation, senior shoppers have $2.3 trillion in disposable income, according to the Esri geographic database.
- In 2017, half of the U.S. adult population will be 50 and older and they will control a full 70 percent of the disposable income, according to data tracker Neilsen.
From: Joe Pedersen – The Villages Daily Sun
