Consumer Spending

Amazon Private Label Pullback May Not Be What It Seems
Amazon Private Label Pullback May Not Be What It Seems
August 28, 2023  |  Retail

As inflation ebbs, shoppers continue to trade down while cautiously increasing their spending. Many consumers have had to drastically change their shopping behavior to stretch...

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How Instacart is Shaping The Next Generation of Grocery Shopper 
How Instacart is Shaping The Next Generation of Grocery Shopper 
August 28, 2023  |  eCommerce

Instacart filed its S-1 on Friday, August 25 — and with it came a glimmer of hope that the 18-month tech IPO drought may be...

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Retailers Turn to Discounts as Consumers’ Cost Concerns Grow
Retailers Turn to Discounts as Consumers’ Cost Concerns Grow
August 27, 2023  |  Retail

American retailers are increasingly turning to promotions as consumers grow cagey about nonessential spending. As Bloomberg News noted in a report Sunday (Aug. 27), Whirlpool, Petco and Foot Locker are...

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Two-Thirds of Households With Children Live Paycheck to Paycheck
Two-Thirds of Households With Children Live Paycheck to Paycheck
August 25, 2023  |  Economy

Essential expenses for working caregivers can consume more than one-third of young families’ budgets. The cost of raising children heavily impacts families with dependents too...

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Gen Z Carries One Credit Card and Uses It More Than Other Payment Methods
Gen Z Carries One Credit Card and Uses It More Than Other Payment Methods
August 25, 2023  |  Credit Cards

It’s not how many cards consumers have, but how often purchases are put on plastic. Generation Z may be proving that less is more when...

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Dollar Tree’s Consumables Strike a Chord with Affluent Shoppers 
Dollar Tree’s Consumables Strike a Chord with Affluent Shoppers 
August 25, 2023  |  Retail

As consumers increasingly change their buying habits toward consumables, Dollar Tree appears to be profiting from this trend. Customers see Dollar Tree and Family Dollar...

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Amazon Poised to Overtake Walmart in Health and Beauty Spending
Amazon Poised to Overtake Walmart in Health and Beauty Spending
August 25, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon’s strategy of overtaking Walmart in key retail categories may finally come to fruition. The competition between the world’s top two retailers for shares of...

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Affirm: Transactions Per Active Customer Gain 30% Year Over Year
Affirm: Transactions Per Active Customer Gain 30% Year Over Year
August 24, 2023  |  Earnings

Affirm posted results Thursday evening (Aug. 24) that showed continued embrace of buy now, pay later (BNPL) — and repeat transactions per active customer. The...

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Fed Data Shows Pressure Building in Consumer Lending
Fed Data Shows Pressure Building in Consumer Lending
August 24, 2023  |  Debt

The Federal Reserve’s latest data on how loan performance at all banks is faring found pockets of resilience — and, perhaps, pockets of concern. Household debt has...

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