Consumers are preparing for higher costs before those costs fully hit their wallets. PYMNTS Intelligence found that 58% of consumers expect economic forces to hurt...
Financing as a mechanism to close a transaction, but newer evidence suggests installments may be influencing whether the transaction happens at all. In PYMNTS Intelligence’s...
Consumers are not just cutting back. Many, especially younger adults, are layering one money move on top of another to keep up with everyday costs....
Gas prices and worries about war-related inflation caused consumer confidence to fall in May. The latest edition of The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index showed...
With car prices skyrocketing, auto dealers are reportedly facing pressure from both regulators and customers. For example, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (May 26),...
Retail has long worked from the straightforward assumption that customers who visit more often and spend more each trip deserve the most attention. That logic...
It’s a solemn holiday. But within commerce, Memorial Day weekend has long served as a period when inboxes fill with discount codes, storefront banners multiply...
The paycheck-to-paycheck economy is becoming less about spending habits and more about the way Americans get paid. The November PYMNTS Intelligence report “Income Instability Is...