Cosmetics shopping
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Food, drug and mass market sales of lip and eye cosmetics decreased 10% from year-ago period during the week following Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., according to study conducted by Chicago-based Information Resources, Inc. Nail cosmetic sales fell 6.2% and skin care sales dropped 5.6%, IRI adds. Survey found consumers who spent less during the week did so because of "decreased store visits due to concern over being in large public places," according to IRI. Many of those who did change spending patterns during week of Sept. 11 said they expect it will return to normal levels, study says