As the nation faces gradual reopenings in all 50 states over the next few weeks, U.S. consumers coming out of the pandemic won’t be quite the same as they were going in. Concerned about their health – and the health of those around them –...
As the U.S. is preparing to make its move from more or less closed for business to the road to recovery in an increasing number of places, businesses big and small are looking for ways to upgrade, update and pivot their services. The growing consensus...
The race for the consumer’s whole paycheck has changed tremendously in the last few weeks – starting with the fact that over 30 million consumers who had paychecks eight weeks ago no longer do. And while the great economic closure is the most obvious and insidious...
While the ongoing race for the consumer’s whole paycheck is always fairly fast-paced, the past few weeks have redefined the meaning of that term. Supply chains have been pushed to the limits by a pandemic that’s been the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane hitting...
We’re now a month into the COVID-19 pandemic and the world is adapting to a new normal where going out is minimal, ordering online is the main way to shop and “business as usual” is anything but most of the time. But as much as things...
The last several weeks have been all hands on deck for every player in retail, as the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck has shifted tracks rapidly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Which has meant the two main competitors in that race, Walmart and...
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread in the U.S. and the measures to contain it become more drastic and more strictly enforced, consumers are understandably worried. According to the data in PYMNTS’ COVID-19 Brief series, which surveys a little more than 2,000 consumers on their...
The story of the week for Amazon and Walmart was the same story playing out in various forms throughout the U.S. economy — the unfolding COVID-19 outbreak and managing the various pieces of economic collateral damage being carried in its wake. Both of the nation’s...
The battle royale for share of wallet between eCommerce trailblazer Amazon and ultra-merchant Walmart rages on, as the latest PYMNTS Whole Paycheck Tracker data shows, with Amazon enjoying an early 2020 lead on the strength of a stellar Q4 earnings report. Contrariwise, the Bentonville behemoth...
