Consumer Spending

Amazon, Walmart Dangle Free Subscriptions to Boost July Savings Days Sales
Amazon, Walmart Dangle Free Subscriptions to Boost July Savings Days Sales
July 07, 2023  |  Retail

Hooking consumers with the privileges of subscription membership is worth offering trial giveaways for Amazon and Walmart. Ahead of July’s savings extravaganza, Amazon and Walmart...

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Online Groceries Secure Permanent Place in Consumer Spending on Essentials
Online Groceries Secure Permanent Place in Consumer Spending on Essentials
July 06, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

This installment of PYMNTS’ mini-series on consumer behavior popularized during the pandemic focuses on the rise of online grocery purchases. The end of lockdowns did...

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Auto Sales Climb 13% as Consumers Continue to Spend
Auto Sales Climb 13% as Consumers Continue to Spend
July 06, 2023  |  Economy

Interest rates and inflation are apparently no match for the consumer’s desire for a new car. New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose an estimated...

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Decision Brief: Empowering Direct Suppliers in the Travel Space With Seamless Online Payment Strategies
Decision Brief: Empowering Direct Suppliers in the Travel Space With Seamless Online Payment Strategies
July 06, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Introduction: As the travel industry experiences a post-pandemic resurgence, direct suppliers, such as airlines and hotels, are focusing on capturing consumer attention and spending to...

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Savings Cushion Keeps Financially Secure Consumers Spending
Savings Cushion Keeps Financially Secure Consumers Spending
July 05, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

The paycheck economy faces many challenges. But a deeper dive into the data shows that non-paycheck-to-paycheck consumers — representing about 40% of the population —...

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Will Amex Gain With Apple Card and Young Consumers Where Goldman Fizzled?
Will Amex Gain With Apple Card and Young Consumers Where Goldman Fizzled?
July 03, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Goldman Sachs’ fizzle may give American Express some sizzle. Goldman is looking to offload its collaborations with Apple — most visibly the Apple Card — to tap into consumers’ unflagging appetite for credit....

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Banks Try Digital Gift Cards to Turn Everyday Spend Into Loyalty Perk
Banks Try Digital Gift Cards to Turn Everyday Spend Into Loyalty Perk
July 03, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Today’s hostile macroclimate is proving to be historically hungry for consumers’ purchasing power. Record inflation is eating up Americans’ ability to make everyday purchases with...

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Consumers Are Trading up, but Is $70 Sriracha a Stretch?
Consumers Are Trading up, but Is $70 Sriracha a Stretch?
July 01, 2023  |  Retail

From worries about Ozempic hitting the black market to now a Siracha shortage, the consumer world is in a place of interesting chaos. Sriracha sauce...

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Supreme Court Student Loan Decision Could Hit Gen X Hardest
Supreme Court Student Loan Decision Could Hit Gen X Hardest
June 30, 2023  |  News

As illustrated in the PYMNTS collaboration with LendingClub, “New Reality Check: The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report,” Gen X shoulders the heaviest financial burden across generations, and the...

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