While the holiday season brings a myriad of traditions and festivities, one of the quirkiest yet arguably beloved is the ugly sweater phenomenon. While some may...
The third quarter is far enough behind us that some of the last few data points as to how consumers fared — at least from...
The holidays are upon us. The credit card debt has been racked up. The broad deluge of earnings reports has slowed to a trickle. The...
Millennials were born between 1981 and 1996. They entered the workforce during the economic recession that followed the 2008 crash. They endured years of job...
As the impact of rising prices on bill payments becomes more pronounced, U.S. consumers are increasingly relying on credit cards to manage their finances. Cardholders...
Prices are finally coming down at many retailers. Consumers still may not feel relieved. A report Thursday (Nov. 16) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...
Walmart has made the consumer spending slowdown official. As fiscal year third-quarter earnings results debuted Thursday morning (Nov. 16) showed a cautious outlook on consumers’...
As costs remain higher for longer and inflation remains a key consideration as CFOs manage their firms through a series of challenges, Shep Hickey, CEO...
Seven months of spending at the register… and now comes an interruption. October’s retail sales decline may prove to be a mere blip. Or maybe...