Consumer Spending

As Consumers Buy Online Inflation Follows, Index Shows
As Consumers Buy Online Inflation Follows, Index Shows
May 12, 2020  |  eCommerce

Online grocery sales saw a 110 percent increase in activity in April, according to Adobe’s Digital Economy Index (DEI), numbers spurred by the coronavirus‘s push...

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As China’s Unemployment Rises, Consumer Spending Headwinds?
As China’s Unemployment Rises, Consumer Spending Headwinds?
May 08, 2020  |  International

You’d be forgiven for being preoccupied with headlines and news stories focused on surging U.S. employment. After all, we’re at levels not seen in decades...

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Amazon-Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: COVID-19 Tests, Congressional Questions And Navigating The New Normal
Amazon-Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: COVID-19 Tests, Congressional Questions And Navigating The New Normal
May 08, 2020  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

The race for the consumer’s whole paycheck has changed tremendously in the last few weeks – starting with the fact that over 30 million consumers...

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Reinventing Retail: The Laws Of Attraction
Reinventing Retail: The Laws Of Attraction
May 06, 2020  |  Retail

It used to be that controllable and somewhat predictable factors like price, selection and location defined retail success. More recently it was data-driven decisioning and...

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US Household Debt Hits All-Time High
US Household Debt Hits All-Time High
May 05, 2020  |  Debt

Household debt has risen substantially in 2020 thus far, shooting up to $14.3 trillion, a number bypassing the height of the Great Recession by $1.6...

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COVID-19’s Impact On Retail’s Reopening And The Healthcare System 
COVID-19’s Impact On Retail’s Reopening And The Healthcare System 
May 05, 2020  |  Today In Data

Policymakers, economists and epidemiologists have been modeling the cost/benefit of reopening the economy, and consumers have been making their own calculations. In retail, Macy’s and Simon Property Group are heading up the...

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Limited Retail Reopenings Draw Curiosity, But Not Spending
Limited Retail Reopenings Draw Curiosity, But Not Spending
May 04, 2020  |  Retail

The great retail resettling is on. This past weekend and today (May 4) are the first tests of consumer behavior during the pandemic, as Simon...

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Room To Grow For ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’
Room To Grow For ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’
May 04, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

“Buy now, pay later” (BNPL) options are very popular — when people know they exist, that is. In the April-May 2020 edition of the Buy...

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Why Consumers Aren’t In A Rush To Reopen The Economy
Why Consumers Aren’t In A Rush To Reopen The Economy
May 04, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Economists, policymakers and epidemiologists have been modeling the cost/benefit of reopening the U.S. economy since governors began asking their citizens to #stayathome in mid-March, and...

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