Consumer Spending

Auto Purchases Boost Retail Sales In August

Auto Purchases Boost Retail Sales In August
Auto Purchases Boost Retail Sales In August
September 13, 2019  |  Retail

While purchases of building supplies and new vehicles gave U.S. retail sales a large boost in August, many other stores noted declining or weak receipts....

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Top News In Payments: Stripe Rolls Out Stripe Capital; Cards Generate $6.13T In Spending
Top News In Payments: Stripe Rolls Out Stripe Capital; Cards Generate $6.13T In Spending
September 06, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Stripe launched Stripe Capital to simplify the way internet companies can access funds. Also, commercial and consumer cards issued in the...

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Can Amazon Give Biometric Payments A Hand — In The Store?
Can Amazon Give Biometric Payments A Hand — In The Store?
September 05, 2019  |  Amazon

Biometric payments are making another run at the grocery store, this time at the hands or Amazon. Or, to be more precise, in the hands...

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Beyond Tariffs, Are Clouds Gathering For Chinese Consumers?
Beyond Tariffs, Are Clouds Gathering For Chinese Consumers?
September 04, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

In some ways, the United States and China exist as mirror images, at least when it comes to economic drivers. Get the Full Story Complete...

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British Retail Sales Take Pre-Brexit Nosedive
British Retail Sales Take Pre-Brexit Nosedive
August 23, 2019  |  Retail

New data shows that retail sales in the UK are taking a pre-Brexit nosedive, falling in August at the fastest pace since December 2008. Get...

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GenZ Gets Friendly With Credit
GenZ Gets Friendly With Credit
August 20, 2019  |  Financial Inclusion

Generation Z is growing up. The oldest members of the generation born between the mid-90s and the mid-2010s (specific year ranges vary depending on who...

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Restaurant Industry Sales Projected To Reach $863B In 2019
Restaurant Industry Sales Projected To Reach $863B In 2019
August 19, 2019  |  Retail

As more consumers spend a larger part of their budgets on dining, U.S. Census Bureau data noted that sales at establishments for eating and drinking...

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July Retail Sales Boost: Consumers Spend Big On Clothes And Food
July Retail Sales Boost: Consumers Spend Big On Clothes And Food
August 19, 2019  |  Economy

Data paint a portrait — rarely a photo in stark relief, usually more along the lines of an impressionist painting. Connect the dots a bit,...

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