Consumer Spending

Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
June 25, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

My plan on Friday evening was to write a hard-hitting piece on a services segment with incredible marketplace friction. Then I went to Whole Foods...

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Amazon Restaurants, Big Threat Or Essential Lifeline?
Amazon Restaurants, Big Threat Or Essential Lifeline?
June 18, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The restaurant industry today is a study in contradictions. Census data tells us that roughly 44 percent of what consumers spend on food comes from...

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Retail Sales Shot Up In May
Retail Sales Shot Up In May
June 14, 2018  |  Retail

Consumer confidence seems to have returned in a big way in May as retail sales soared to their highest level since November 2017, according to...

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Younger Customers Drive Growth Of Casual Luxury
Younger Customers Drive Growth Of Casual Luxury
June 08, 2018  |  Retail

Driven by younger customers, such as millennials and teens, casual luxury is bolstering sales of luxury apparel, handbags and footwear. According to research from Bain,...

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Fiserv: How FIs Can Stay Ahead Of The Credit Card Pack
Fiserv: How FIs Can Stay Ahead Of The Credit Card Pack
June 07, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Spending on credit cards will continue to grow, but any issuer that decides to take a breath, instead of crafting creative rewards and going after...

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Twenty-Two Percent Of Shoppers Use A Retailer’s Mobile App Because Of Discounts
Twenty-Two Percent Of Shoppers Use A Retailer’s Mobile App Because Of Discounts
May 22, 2018  |  Retail

Consumers love mobile apps: In fact, there were 175 billion downloads globally in 2017 — a 60 percent growth from 2015, according to App Annie’s...

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America’s Daunting Debt Picture
America’s Daunting Debt Picture
May 22, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

There is much to like in the current economic snapshot of the U.S. The overall unemployment rate has slipped below 4 percent — the lowest...

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Cementing Customer Relationships Over A Hot Cup Of Coffee
Cementing Customer Relationships Over A Hot Cup Of Coffee
May 22, 2018  |  Retail

Relationship commerce exists as something of a gold standard in the era of the increasingly scattered customer. Loyalty, in the era of mobile, can be...

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Data: Uber Customers In Top 32 US Cities Spend ~$50 Per Month
Data: Uber Customers In Top 32 US Cities Spend ~$50 Per Month
May 14, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Newly released data shows how much some users are spending on ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft in 32 major cities. According to CNBC, money...

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