April 05, 2022
Shoppers Turn Away From Name Brands as Inflation Takes a...
Inflation is letting some air out of pricey, coveted consumer packaged goods (CPG) name brands amid evidence that shoppers feel pinched and are shifting to discount labels and stores. CPG...
March 19, 2022
Will Consumers’ Response to Inflation Be as Accurate as Their...
Back in March of 2020, it was all about “the new normal,” and then trying to get to “the next normal.” It’s been two years since lockdown-living first descended on the U.S., and...
February 24, 2022
Wayfair Expects eCommerce Slowdown as Consumers Return to Stores
Major online furniture retailer Wayfair is grappling with the simultaneous challenges of inflation and the end of COVID-related lockdowns, both of which are leading customers to shop online, The Wall...
February 21, 2022
CE100™ Index Slips 3.31% as Fastly, Roblox Lose Ground
The CE100 slipped by 3.31% last week with players such as Fastly and Roblox losing more than a quarter of their stock value. In this week’s update, PYMNTS takes an...
February 16, 2022
Shopify Makes $1B Bet on Warehouses, 2-Day Delivery as eComm...
With a candid — if not obvious — acknowledgement that the COVID-era’s two-year torrid growth rates, fueled by stimulus checks, lockdowns, and an unprecedented digital shift, were set to decelerate...
December 24, 2021
The 21 Months That Changed the World and Ignited the...
Transport yourself back to April 2020. A national emergency had been declared on March 11, and the lockdowns started soon afterward. Employees in the millions were bemused by orders to...
November 30, 2021
Pandemic Concerns Could Dampen Wall Street Enthusiasm for Grab IPO
Grab is going public on Thursday (Dec. 2), and we’ll see what the appetite is here in the U.S. for the super-app that is focused (for now) on Southeast Asia...
November 24, 2021
Investors Show Zoom Fatigue as Video Collaboration Software Becomes Embedded...
Becoming a household word in just 20 months, Zoom Video Communications emerged as a technological hero of the pandemic’s work-from-home exodus. Lately, however, the Zoom fatigue syndrome seems more pronounced,...
October 29, 2021
Rising Inflation, Higher Prices Push Spending Up As Incomes Fall
Inflation is continuing to weigh on consumers as higher prices inched September spending up by 0.6 percent and household incomes dropped 1% as stimulus funds and enhanced unemployment ended, the...