As ongoing financial challenges have grocery shoppers more cautious about their purchasing, many are seeking out digital rewards. In its fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2023 financial results, Albertsons Companies shared that increases in digital engagement led its growth, with identical sales up only 1% year over...
Digital channels continue to gain adherents in financial services, as Truist Financial Corp.’s latest earnings results showed Monday (April 22). Earnings supplementals revealed that mobile app users were up 8% to 4.9 million year over year. Double-Digit Gains in Digital Transactions Digital transactions were 13%...
Many consumers may have traded down to private-label brands in earlier stages of the current period of high inflation, but now, according to Procter & Gamble, shoppers are consistently staying loyal to their favorite name brands. On a call with analysts Friday (April 19) discussing...
Business travel has reportedly caught up with the booming business that leisure travel has enjoyed over the past three years. Three airlines that have released their first quarter results — Delta, United and Alaska Airlines — reported that corporate travel has rebounded, Reuters reported Friday (April 19). Alaska said Thursday (April 19)...
Two months after laying off 3% of its workforce, the Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Bank posted disappointing Q1 earnings Friday (April 19). The southeastern regional’s results were driven by higher expenses despite the headcount reduction, FDIC assessments and an adjustment to its securities accounting. By the...
Younger, affluent consumers are showing notable resilience when it comes to spending on experiences and travel — and using their credit cards to do so. To that end, Amex said Friday (April 19) that the majority of its account openings have been from Gen Z...
The storyline is playing out nicely for Netflix. The streaming company reported its latest earnings on Thursday (April 18), with Wall Street keeping a close eye on expected revenue and subscriber growth resulting from its recent password-sharing crackdown. But no one expected the dramatic results it...
Liquidity continues to dominate Q1 earnings season for banking. Saying his company can finally “play offense,” Cleveland-based KeyBank CEO Chris Gorman presented a solid balance sheet and a cautious take on the economic tailwinds for the balance of 2024. “While it’s still early in the...
The $35 billion deal for Capital One to buy Discover Financial Services remains on track. And in a truncated first-quarter earnings call — where the usual question-and-answer session was not part of the proceedings — Discover’s management noted that consumer loans are on the upswing....
