inflation

Will Consumer Confidence Drive Higher Spending at Main Street SMBs?
Will Consumer Confidence Drive Higher Spending at Main Street SMBs?
December 30, 2022  |  Economy

Consumer confidence is improving, but how quickly that translates into stronger spending remains unclear. As far as Main Street businesses are concerned, a bump in...

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Will 2023 Be the Reset Year D2C Subscription Brands Need?
Will 2023 Be the Reset Year D2C Subscription Brands Need?
December 30, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) subscription brands felt the sting of inflation in 2022, a beatdown that has set up a sector reset in 2023. According to the...

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61% of Main Street Businesses Raised Prices to Offset Inflation
61% of Main Street Businesses Raised Prices to Offset Inflation
December 29, 2022  |  SMBs

As inflation drove costs up, most Main Street businesses got busy hiking their own prices too. While small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are typically reluctant...

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Credit Card Debt Pressures Millennials and Gen-Z Borrowers
Credit Card Debt Pressures Millennials and Gen-Z Borrowers
December 29, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Credit card debt is harder for younger consumers to handle amid the pressures of living paycheck to paycheck.   To that end, the Urban Institute reported that...

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Amazon Stock Cut in Half as eCommerce Giant Can’t Stem Slump
Amazon Stock Cut in Half as eCommerce Giant Can’t Stem Slump
December 28, 2022  |  Amazon

From an all-time high in 2021 to a 3-year low in 2022, Amazon will ring in the New Year about half as large as it...

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Restaurant Industry Cuts Hours, and Consumers Take Note
Restaurant Industry Cuts Hours, and Consumers Take Note
December 28, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

While diners are aware of price increases, they’ve also noticed reduced hours in the restaurant industry. By the Numbers This, according to the latest edition...

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High Prices Trigger Intentional Consumer Pull Back in Big Ticket Items
High Prices Trigger Intentional Consumer Pull Back in Big Ticket Items
December 28, 2022  |  Retail

Inflation and recession jitters are cutting into the spending of households that aren’t living paycheck-to-paycheck, a sign of growing uncertainty among those with disposable income...

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The Year in Payments: From BNPL to FTX to the Digital Economy
The Year in Payments: From BNPL to FTX to the Digital Economy
December 28, 2022  |  Karen Webster

Looking for analysis of everything from the digital economy to consumers’ instincts about inflation? Let Monday be your guide. “Monday.” It comes from the Anglo-Saxon...

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Online Grocery Shopping Contends With the Digital and Behavioral Shifts
Online Grocery Shopping Contends With the Digital and Behavioral Shifts
December 27, 2022  |  eCommerce

Increased online grocery shopping is a souvenir of the COVID shift, but supermarkets aren’t going anywhere. Now approaching three full years since the health emergency...

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