Consumer Spending

Instacart Brings Groceries and Restaurant Food Together With Uber Eats Deal
Instacart Brings Groceries and Restaurant Food Together With Uber Eats Deal
May 07, 2024  |  Delivery

Instacart has teamed with Uber to offer its customers restaurant deliveries via Uber Eats. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (May 7) and due to roll out in the weeks ahead,...

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Online Engagement Transforms Shoppers’ In-Store Expectations
Online Engagement Transforms Shoppers’ In-Store Expectations
May 07, 2024  |  Retail

As shoppers integrate digital technologies into their retail journeys before and after entering the store, their brick-and-mortar expectations are evolving. PYMNTS’ Q1 eBook, “The Implications of...

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Consumers View Embedded Lending as Option to Pay Everyday Essential Expenses
Consumers View Embedded Lending as Option to Pay Everyday Essential Expenses
May 07, 2024  |  Alternative Credit

Embedded lending may gain new consideration at the point of sale as cash-strapped consumers grapple with the pain of emergency expenses. And it may help...

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ThredUp: Low Consumer Confidence Is Keeping Shoppers From Clothing Splurges
ThredUp: Low Consumer Confidence Is Keeping Shoppers From Clothing Splurges
May 06, 2024  |  Retail

As consumers continue to feel economic pressures constrain their budgets, ThredUp sees shoppers pull back on buying clothes — even lower-cost secondhand ones. On a call with...

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Millennials Are Home Improvement Retailers’ Best Customers
Millennials Are Home Improvement Retailers’ Best Customers
May 06, 2024  |  Retail

When it comes to home improvement retail, millennials are taking the lead, PYMNTS Intelligence research reveals. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Online...

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Five Ways Consumers Are Pumping the Brakes on Spending
Five Ways Consumers Are Pumping the Brakes on Spending
May 06, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

We may be witnessing the beginnings of a great pullback in consumer spending. At least in some areas. As paycheck-to-paycheck living remains a reality for most U.S. consumers,...

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Sam Ash Closes Stores as Musicians Turn to Amazon
Sam Ash Closes Stores as Musicians Turn to Amazon
May 06, 2024  |  Retail

As Amazon gains share in hobby retail categories, specialty retailers such as Sam Ash are taking a hit. The music retailer announced Thursday (May 2) that it is closing all its...

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Starbucks Ex-CEO Urges Leaders to Return to Stores
Starbucks Ex-CEO Urges Leaders to Return to Stores
May 06, 2024  |  Restaurant innovation

Starbucks’ former CEO said the chain’s leaders need to spend more time at its stores. Howard Schultz made the argument on LinkedIn Sunday (May 5), days after the company reported its...

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Are Consumers ‘Done With Fast Food’ as Prices Climb?
Are Consumers ‘Done With Fast Food’ as Prices Climb?
May 05, 2024  |  Restaurant Roundup

Denis Montenaro, a regular McDonald’s diner, recently came to a decision. “I’m done with fast food,” the 75-year-old California resident told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in...

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