Consumer Spending

Generation House Arrest? Retailers Anticipate Reinvention And Reopening
Generation House Arrest? Retailers Anticipate Reinvention And Reopening
April 27, 2020  |  Retail

Friday, May 1 is shaping up as one of retail’s most important days since the COVID-19 crisis went down. It’s that day that several states,...

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COVID-19 Report VI: America Stirs As Pandemic Weakens
COVID-19 Report VI: America Stirs As Pandemic Weakens
April 27, 2020  |  Coronavirus

When PYMNTS began conducting a series of national polls on March 6 to try to predict the path of a pandemic, the crisis was approaching...

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Why Reopening The US Economy Should Be About Reinventing It
Why Reopening The US Economy Should Be About Reinventing It
April 27, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Never has one letter of the alphabet been such a hot topic of conversation. That letter — V — has become the proxy for how...

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Walmart, Amazon: The Battle For Consumer Spend
Walmart, Amazon: The Battle For Consumer Spend
April 24, 2020  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

We’re now a month into the COVID-19 pandemic and the world is adapting to a new normal where going out is minimal, ordering online is...

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Amex T&E Spending Plummets In March And April Amid Coronavirus
Amex T&E Spending Plummets In March And April Amid Coronavirus
April 24, 2020  |  Earnings

American Express reported results Friday (April 24) that showed a marked decline in card spending in the last few weeks of the first quarter tied...

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COVID-19, Coca-Cola And Changing Consumption Habits 
COVID-19, Coca-Cola And Changing Consumption Habits 
April 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As the COVID-19 pandemic has slammed America, the collateral damage to the U.S. economy has spread far and wide. Some of the ripples like a halt...

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Card Companies Cut Credit Lines As Customers Skip Payments
Card Companies Cut Credit Lines As Customers Skip Payments
April 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Hard times are hitting many people where it hurts – right in the credit cards they carry in their wallets or eWallets. Customer spending limits...

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Retail Reopening: Business And Consumer Timelines Do Not Match
Retail Reopening: Business And Consumer Timelines Do Not Match
April 23, 2020  |  Retail

As talk turns to reopening retail it’s becoming painfully clear that the business timeline and the consumer timeline don’t match. And that could be devastating...

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Latest Consumer Survey Doesn’t Show Good News For Shopping Malls
Latest Consumer Survey Doesn’t Show Good News For Shopping Malls
April 22, 2020  |  Retail

COVID-19 social distancing restrictions have shuttered most U.S. malls at a time when they were already hurting, but it’s not clear that merely lifting bans...

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