Consumer Spending

Most Consumers Think COVID Will Last 2.25 Times Longer Than Their Cash

Most Consumers Think COVID Will Last 2.25 Times Longer Than Their Cash
Most Consumers Think COVID Will Last 2.25 Times Longer Than Their Cash
April 07, 2020  |  Economy

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the standard narrative goes, the U.S. economy was running full steam ahead, with record employment levels, wages on the rise and...

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eCommerce Numbers Spike Across Categories
eCommerce Numbers Spike Across Categories
April 07, 2020  |  Retail

As March sales and earnings reports start to show up this week, new data indicate that eCommerce sales for essential and nonessential retail will show...

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NY Fed Sees Consumer Expectations Slide On COVID-19
NY Fed Sees Consumer Expectations Slide On COVID-19
April 06, 2020  |  Economy

A March survey of consumer expectations by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Monday (April 6) found mounting worries over job losses, debt...

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Automakers Push Payments Off 120 Days To Jump Start New Car Sales
Automakers Push Payments Off 120 Days To Jump Start New Car Sales
March 31, 2020  |  Economy

Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Consumers Choose Debit As Preferred Payment Amid Coronavirus
Consumers Choose Debit As Preferred Payment Amid Coronavirus
March 30, 2020  |  Credit Unions

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, PSCU compared transactions of its owner credit union members on a same-store basis between March 2019 and March 2020. The payments...

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eCommerce Filling Only Small Part Of ‘Retail Gap’
eCommerce Filling Only Small Part Of ‘Retail Gap’
March 29, 2020  |  eCommerce

Call it the retail gap that eCommerce can only partly fill. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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US Spending Slows, Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low
US Spending Slows, Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low
March 27, 2020  |  Economy

Consumer sentiment in the U.S. is down to a three-and-a-half-year low due to the effects of the coronavirus and social distancing measures, and consumer spending...

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The 11 Days That Changed The Consumer’s COVID-19 Mindset
The 11 Days That Changed The Consumer’s COVID-19 Mindset
March 23, 2020  |  Economy

Thursday, March 19 was the first day of spring in the U.S. — a season that is symbolic of rebirth and renewal after a long,...

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