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Revolving Debt and Credit Card Spending Muted in January
Revolving Debt and Credit Card Spending Muted in January
March 07, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

After a holiday spending frenzy, consumers have returned to a more normalized rate of spending, as measured in incremental borrowing on credit cards and other...

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Personalized Products, Digital First: Gen Z Redefines Health and Beauty Purchases
Personalized Products, Digital First: Gen Z Redefines Health and Beauty Purchases
March 03, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Generation Z, typically defined as people born between 1997 and 2012, is changing how consumers engage with the health and beauty market, according to PYMNTS...

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Homeowners Hold Off on Improvements Amid Tariff Unease
Homeowners Hold Off on Improvements Amid Tariff Unease
March 02, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

High interest rates. Pending tariffs on a wealth of foreign imports. Concerns about mass deportations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Walmart’s McMillon Says Consumers Are Prioritizing Value Purchases
Walmart’s McMillon Says Consumers Are Prioritizing Value Purchases
February 28, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon reportedly said Thursday (Feb. 27) that the retailer is seeing signs of stress among consumers due to food prices remaining high. Get...

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75% of Financially Stable Consumers Prefer Co-Branded Cards for Rewards
75% of Financially Stable Consumers Prefer Co-Branded Cards for Rewards
February 28, 2025  |  Credit Cards

Higher costs and financial uncertainty are prompting many consumers to reassess their credit card choices. Financial stability plays a key role in how individuals select...

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Higher Prices and Fewer Choices: What American Consumers and Small Businesses Think About Tariffs
Higher Prices and Fewer Choices: What American Consumers and Small Businesses Think About Tariffs
February 19, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

The American consumer has been given a crash course in global trade over the last three weeks. On February 1, 2025, President Trump’s announcement of...

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Mobile Phones Become the Storefront for Today’s On-the-Go Consumer
Mobile Phones Become the Storefront for Today’s On-the-Go Consumer
February 18, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Mobile phones have long been our go-to cameras, atlases, encyclopedias, newspapers, calculators, clocks, calendars and, occasionally, telephones. It was only a matter of time before...

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Zillennials Choose Access Over Car, Home Ownership
Zillennials Choose Access Over Car, Home Ownership
February 12, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

While their millennial peers may have been the first to embrace subscription services and gig economy jobs, zillennials (born between 1991-1999) are redefining ownership altogether....

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26% of Consumers Leave Credit Cards Due to Payment Challenges
26% of Consumers Leave Credit Cards Due to Payment Challenges
February 10, 2025  |  Credit Cards

Consumers’ relationships with credit are shaped by various life circumstances, which influence their decisions to enter or leave the credit market. Get the Full Story...

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