Subscriptions considered discretionary were among the first to go when consumers began slashing their budgets and their providers have generally struggled since. Although there have...
Even as consumers strain under inflation, they continue to spring for luxuries, to restaurants’ benefit. By the Numbers Consumers without a financial safety net are...
New figures from the Labor Department show U.S. layoffs reaching their highest level in more than two years. The March Job Opening and Labor Turnover...
Consumers are drifting deeper into financial uncertainty while scrambling to cover costs. There seemed to be little cause for concern about consumers’ ability to spend...
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have a big problem — their access to capital is shrinking. A historically underbanked segment, it is becoming more difficult...
As inflationary pressures persist, as long as employment remains high, QSRs are fine. That’s according to Restaurant Brands International (RBI), parent company of Burger King,...
With restaurant inflation now outpacing grocery, demand for value is greater than ever. For much of this inflationary period, consumers have understood restaurant inflation to...
As Kroger and Albertsons’ pending merger faces criticism, the grocers are courting price-sensitive shoppers’ favor. In a co-authored op-ed in The Cincinnati Enquirer, Kroger Company CEO...
Homebuying is effectively impossible. That’s according to data from PYMNTS’ February “Consumer Inflation Sentiment Report,” which is backed up by the February S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller...