Consumer Spending

Revolving Credit Jumped in April as Consumers Loaded Up on Card Debt

Revolving Credit Jumped in April as Consumers Loaded Up on Card Debt
Revolving Credit Jumped in April as Consumers Loaded Up on Card Debt
June 06, 2025  |  Economy

The paydowns earlier this year were temporary. And as the latest consumer credit data from the Federal Reserve on Friday (June 6) indicated, consumers turned...

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Walmart and Amazon Chase Agentic AI, Robotic Warehouses and Customer Loyalty
Walmart and Amazon Chase Agentic AI, Robotic Warehouses and Customer Loyalty
June 06, 2025  |  Retail

Retailers like Amazon and Walmart don’t just battle for consumer spend in brick-and-mortar or online. They battle everywhere, all the time. Get the Full Story...

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Fed’s Beige Book Shows Muted Hiring and Spending as Uncertainty Lingers
Fed’s Beige Book Shows Muted Hiring and Spending as Uncertainty Lingers
June 05, 2025  |  Economy

A month and a half since the Federal Reserve’s last Beige Book, which takes the pulse of the economy through observations of businesses and community...

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High-Income Americans Go Bargain Hunting and Shake Up Retail’s Royalty
High-Income Americans Go Bargain Hunting and Shake Up Retail’s Royalty
June 05, 2025  |  Retail

The big trade down is on. Dollar General, long synonymous with serving America’s most budget-conscious consumers, is seeing a marked shift in its customer base....

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Auto Sales Return to Normal After Two-Month ‘Tariff Surge’
Auto Sales Return to Normal After Two-Month ‘Tariff Surge’
June 03, 2025  |  Retail

Auto sales reportedly returned to a normal level in May after spiking for two months when consumers sought to make purchases before new tariffs set...

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Zilch Partners With Visa to Launch Physical Payments Card
Zilch Partners With Visa to Launch Physical Payments Card
June 02, 2025  |  Payment Methods

London-based Zilch, an ad-enabled payments technology company that provides virtual payment cards to one in seven U.K. working adults, is set to launch its first physical...

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Fed, PYMNTS Reports Highlight How Financially Strained Consumers Use BNPL
Fed, PYMNTS Reports Highlight How Financially Strained Consumers Use BNPL
May 30, 2025  |  BNPL

Earlier this year, PYMNTS Intelligence detailed the ways in which pay later plans — and buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings in particular — have...

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April US Gov’t Data Shows Consumers Slowed Spending as Tariffs Loomed
April US Gov’t Data Shows Consumers Slowed Spending as Tariffs Loomed
May 30, 2025  |  Economy

April’s data on inflation and consumer activity show slowing price increases, a boost to savings and a deceleration in spending, too. Get the Full Story...

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