Describe the buying power and characteristics of the Hispanic consumer.

Hispanic buying power was projected to reach $1.3 trillion in 2015, a cumulative increase of around 25 percent compared with 2010. The 50 million Hispanic consumers in the United States have increasing influences on mainstream U.S. culture. Many families have been in the United States for multiple generations, and the consumer behavior of these highly acculturated Hispanics differs little from that of other groups of Americans. For example, they use credit cards, are minimally influenced by advertising and product placements, exhibit greater sensitivity to in-store promotions, and are likely to shop online and from catalogs.