With the fourth quarter now underway, major players in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry are facing a landscape marked by challenges and opportunities. Companies...
Ahead of the holiday shopping season, payments network Affirm is upgrading its app. The company, known for its buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering, now...
Private-label credit cards, or store cards, make up a small percentage of overall consumer credit. The Federal Reserve estimated earlier this year that “retail credit...
One week ahead of the election, we’re living in what might charitably be called uncertain times. And yet, as measured by The Conference Board’s latest...
Consumers spent with confidence last month as retail sales climbed. And as Seeking Alpha noted in its “Credit Pulse” report Sunday (Oct. 27), much of...
Consumers are feeling a bit more positive, notably about “buying conditions,” as shown in the latest release from the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers....
As the holiday season approaches, consumer shopping habits are shifting to earlier purchases and retailers are scrambling to get ready for what may be a...
As consumer habits change, payment preferences are becoming segmented based on shopping channels. A PYMNTS Intelligence Report, How People Pay: Debit Leads in Stores, Credit...
The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book — released eight times a year, with the latest report debuting Wednesday (Oct. 23) afternoon — offers up a qualitative...