Consumer Spending

Convenience Drives Retail Subscription Adoption in Q4
Convenience Drives Retail Subscription Adoption in Q4
December 28, 2023  |  Subscriptions

With convenience emerging as the primary motivation for retail subscription adoption, retailers are challenged to adapt their strategies to meet customer expectations and capitalize on...

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Holiday Online Retail Sales Jump 6.3% Amid ‘Deliberate’ Spending
Holiday Online Retail Sales Jump 6.3% Amid ‘Deliberate’ Spending
December 26, 2023  |  Retail

American consumers upped their holiday spending this year, doing a lot of that spending online. That’s according to preliminary results from Mastercard’s SpendingPulse released Tuesday (Dec....

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Falling Prices Point to Soft Landing for Economy
Falling Prices Point to Soft Landing for Economy
December 22, 2023  |  Economy

The latest data from the Commerce Department reportedly adds to the indicators that inflation in the United States is approaching the Federal Reserve’s target. In...

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Chinese Consumers Are Saving Rather Than Spending Amid Economic Downturn 
Chinese Consumers Are Saving Rather Than Spending Amid Economic Downturn 
December 21, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Chinese consumers are reportedly feeling the effects of the country’s economic downturn.  This downturn, characterized by declining exports, a slowdown in manufacturing and a property...

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Gen Z Shows Resilience to Inflation but Adjusts Shopping Habits
Gen Z Shows Resilience to Inflation but Adjusts Shopping Habits
December 20, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Gen Z, born in the late 1990s, is considered the first digitally native generation, with a greater inclination toward online shopping and digital activities and...

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Retail Merchants Focus on Loyal Subscribers to Shore Up Sales
Retail Merchants Focus on Loyal Subscribers to Shore Up Sales
December 20, 2023  |  Subscriptions

In the last two years, due to persistent inflation and consumers returning to normal life, retail product subscriptions have steadily decreased from pandemic boom times...

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BNPL Holiday ‘Hangover’ Worries May Prove to Be Tempest in Teapot
BNPL Holiday ‘Hangover’ Worries May Prove to Be Tempest in Teapot
December 20, 2023  |  BNPL

First comes the holiday spending. Then comes the holiday spending hangover — the credit crunch that leaves consumers scrambling to meet, if they can, the...

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Grocers Seize on Holiday Spending Anxiety to Drive Digital Adoption
Grocers Seize on Holiday Spending Anxiety to Drive Digital Adoption
December 19, 2023  |  Retail

With consumers’ budgets coming under pressure over the holiday season, leading grocers including Kroger and Walmart have launched digital deals to boost eCommerce engagement. Kroger,...

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Can Coupang’s $500 Million Lifeline Save Farfetch From Falling Out of Fashion?
Can Coupang’s $500 Million Lifeline Save Farfetch From Falling Out of Fashion?
December 19, 2023  |  Retail

After a roller coaster year of surprises, including a November decision to withhold its earnings results for the third quarter of 2023 and the cancellation...

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