consumers

The Great Reopening 101: What We Know About The Phased Return To ‘Normal’ So Far
The Great Reopening 101: What We Know About The Phased Return To ‘Normal’ So Far
April 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The U.S. economy has been for all intents and purposes shut down due to the global coronavirus pandemic for the last four to six weeks,...

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Fed Bets Trillions In SMB Lending That Consumers Will Return
Fed Bets Trillions In SMB Lending That Consumers Will Return
April 10, 2020  |  Loans

A quick recovery may be in the cards. But so might a “false start.” Thursday morning, the U.S. Federal Reserve said that it had launched...

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Fed Unveils Plan To Aid Coronavirus-Wracked Consumers And Businesses
Fed Unveils Plan To Aid Coronavirus-Wracked Consumers And Businesses
March 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Federal Reserve launched a massive aid package on Monday (March 23) to prop up the coronavirus-devastated U.S. economy, unveiling up to $300 billion in...

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Main Street USA Was Healthy In February, But Coronavirus Is The Wild Card
Main Street USA Was Healthy In February, But Coronavirus Is The Wild Card
March 20, 2020  |  B2B Payments

A decade of growth, poised to be upended. Amid the widespread, and widening, impact of the coronavirus, the latest data from the Main Street Index...

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The Light At The End Of The COVID-19 Tunnel
The Light At The End Of The COVID-19 Tunnel
March 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

It is easy to get a little bit confused when one takes a step back and looks at the unfolding public reaction to the COVID-19...

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Shoppers Likely To Avoid Malls If Coronavirus Escalates
Shoppers Likely To Avoid Malls If Coronavirus Escalates
February 28, 2020  |  Retail

In the event that the Coronavirus gets worse in the United States, 58 percent of consumers say they will probably steer clear of entertainment venues...

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Why Voice Is Connected Commerce’s Killer App
Why Voice Is Connected Commerce’s Killer App
October 28, 2019  |  Voice Activation

Consumers have experienced the convenience of shopping with their voices, and they cannot get enough. The share of consumers who own voice-activated devices has doubled...

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Walmart Subsidizes Vendor Price Cuts To Gain Edge Over Amazon
Walmart Subsidizes Vendor Price Cuts To Gain Edge Over Amazon
October 14, 2019  |  eCommerce

Price wars usually only have one winner: Consumers. Price wars tend to be decent short term strategies to lock in customers.  But then, what happens...

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Bridging Instant Payments’ Perception/Reality Gap
Bridging Instant Payments’ Perception/Reality Gap
October 08, 2019  |  Podcasts

Payments people love to talk about rails — whose rails are the fastest, cheapest, most secure, most accepted, most compliant. Consumers, not so much. In...

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