Consumer Spending

Today In Payments: Revolut Business Introduces QR Codes For Payments; Amazon To Let Customers Vote On Products To Make
Today In Payments: Revolut Business Introduces QR Codes For Payments; Amazon To Let Customers Vote...
February 18, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Revolut Business is launching QR payment codes and Amazon will let customers “vote” on some of the new products the company...

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January Retail Data: Sustainable Rebound Or Artificial Stimulant?
January Retail Data: Sustainable Rebound Or Artificial Stimulant?
February 17, 2021  |  Retail

The latest volley of retail spending data shows that the worst is behind us regarding the pandemic’s drag on consumers. Maybe. Or it could be...

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Retail Sales Surge On Stimulus
Retail Sales Surge On Stimulus
February 17, 2021  |  Retail

Retail sales rose in January by 5.3 percent on the wings of long-delayed action on the part of Congress, which OK’d a $900 billion COVID-19...

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Study: Retailers Snag Trend-Seeking Consumers With Product Drops And Sales Events
Study: Retailers Snag Trend-Seeking Consumers With Product Drops And Sales Events
February 16, 2021  |  Retail

Product Drops: Retail’s New Conversion Play, a PYMNTS and Scalefast collaboration, investigates how consumers are participating in events such as product drops, flash sales and...

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February Consumer Sentiment Index Hits Six-Month Low
February Consumer Sentiment Index Hits Six-Month Low
February 12, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

Consumer attitudes about the state of the economy unexpectedly dropped to a six-month low despite good news about vaccinations and more stimulus funds on the...

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Businesses, Consumers On Different COVID Recovery Timetables
Businesses, Consumers On Different COVID Recovery Timetables
February 11, 2021  |  Coronavirus

With vaccines being rolled out and an end in sight, the temptation is to start whiningly asking “are we there yet?” when it comes to...

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