Consumer Spending

53% of Financially Strained Consumers Cut Nonessential Spending 

53% of Financially Strained Consumers Cut Nonessential Spending 
53% of Financially Strained Consumers Cut Nonessential Spending 
July 14, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are still spending, but many are doing it with less room for error. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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The Grocery Run No Longer Belongs to One Retailer
The Grocery Run No Longer Belongs to One Retailer
July 14, 2026  |  Retail

A weekly grocery run seems like the perfect opportunity to fill a shopping cart with everything else a household needs. New data suggests consumers increasingly...

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Banks and FinTechs Give Consumers New Ways to Weather a Rainy Day
Banks and FinTechs Give Consumers New Ways to Weather a Rainy Day
July 10, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

The emergency fund used to sit in a savings account, earned modest interest, and waited for the water heater to fail or the transmission to...

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New Data Shows Why One Consumer Economy Has Become Three
New Data Shows Why One Consumer Economy Has Become Three
July 10, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer spending has become less about confidence and more about financial capacity, and that shift is giving banks and payments providers a clearer map of...

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PepsiCo Says Gas Prices Cutting Into US Consumer Food Spending
PepsiCo Says Gas Prices Cutting Into US Consumer Food Spending
July 09, 2026  |  Earnings

PepsiCo says high prices at the pump are keeping consumers from heading into the store to buy snacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Cash Stuffing Brings Grandma’s Budgeting Back for Gen Z
Cash Stuffing Brings Grandma’s Budgeting Back for Gen Z
July 09, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

For a generation raised on smartphones, Gen Z has embraced a budgeting habit their grandparents would recognize instantly: cash stuffing. Get the Full Story Complete...

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BNPL Boosts Basket Size When Shoppers See It Early
BNPL Boosts Basket Size When Shoppers See It Early
July 09, 2026  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later has moved well beyond its original role as an alternative payment method at checkout. It is shaping how retailers present products,...

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NY Fed Finds Falling Gas Prices Fail to Calm Inflation Fears
NY Fed Finds Falling Gas Prices Fail to Calm Inflation Fears
July 07, 2026  |  Economy

Consumers expect inflation to rise more than they expected a month ago, even as they expect gas prices to drop, according to the Federal Reserve...

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