Consumer Spending

Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Turn to Loans as Savings Safety Nets Fray

Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Turn to Loans as Savings Safety Nets Fray
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Turn to Loans as Savings Safety Nets Fray
July 05, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Personal savings serve key purposes, chief among them as a financial safety net. But runaway inflation has started to eat away at consumers’ cash reserves,...

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15% of Restaurant Customers Are Regulars, Visiting Three or More Times a Week
15% of Restaurant Customers Are Regulars, Visiting Three or More Times a Week
July 05, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

The greatest share of U.S. restaurant consumers visit restaurants once or twice a week.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Liquidators Step Up as Retailers Confront Oversupply of Goods
Liquidators Step Up as Retailers Confront Oversupply of Goods
July 04, 2022  |  Retail

Big retailers like Target and Walmart have been seeing large amounts of excess inventory — which could be a good thing for companies helping to...

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The Data Point: 58% of Americans Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck, Making It the Common Condition
The Data Point: 58% of Americans Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck, Making It the Common Condition
July 04, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

With recession looking more probable by the day, consumers who are already financially strapped are looking at ways of managing money when there’s less of...

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Today in Data: Backing Away From Big-Ticket Buying
Today in Data: Backing Away From Big-Ticket Buying
July 04, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, as inflation continues to rise, consumers begin to ease spending on major purchases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Inflation Is the Unwanted Party Crasher This Fourth of July
Inflation Is the Unwanted Party Crasher This Fourth of July
July 04, 2022  |  Economy

Pass the mustard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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May 2022: 58% of Consumers Live Paycheck to Paycheck, up From 54% a Year Ago
May 2022: 58% of Consumers Live Paycheck to Paycheck, up From 54% a Year Ago
July 01, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

The share of consumers living paycheck to paycheck increased by 4 percentage points between May 2021 and May 2022, according to “The New Reality Check,”...

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Amazon vs Walmart Weekly: Was Q2 the Bottom or the Beginning?
Amazon vs Walmart Weekly: Was Q2 the Bottom or the Beginning?
July 01, 2022  |  Retail

The past three months of runaway inflation, rising interest rates, worries about the war in Europe and the gloomy bear market at home may not...

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This Week in Payments: Inflation Drives Shift in Customer Mix for Restaurants as Consumers Trade Down
This Week in Payments: Inflation Drives Shift in Customer Mix for Restaurants as Consumers Trade...
July 01, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Efforts to save money were prominent in the news this week, with reports that consumers are trading down from restaurants to groceries and news that...

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