Consumer Spending

Consumer Interest in Experiences Over Goods Puts Drag on Residential Deliveries 
Consumer Interest in Experiences Over Goods Puts Drag on Residential Deliveries 
April 26, 2022  |  Delivery

Consumers are choosing experiences over goods when spending money, UPS executives report. The company has heard from its customers that there has been some shift...

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Trucking’s Downturn, Paycheck to Paycheck Pressures Signal Recession May Be Here
Trucking’s Downturn, Paycheck to Paycheck Pressures Signal Recession May Be Here
April 26, 2022  |  Economy

Connect enough data points, and the mosaic offers up a portrait of recession. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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US Pandemic-Driven Demand for Appliances Is Declining, Whirlpool Says
US Pandemic-Driven Demand for Appliances Is Declining, Whirlpool Says
April 25, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Whirlpool said U.S. consumers might be losing interest in appliances after two years of the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (April 25). Get...

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Today in Data: Inflation Has Consumers Sticking to Essentials
Today in Data: Inflation Has Consumers Sticking to Essentials
April 25, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, with inflation at its highest rate last month since 1981, a majority of U.S. adults — 154 million people — reported they...

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The Knot CFO Says Vendors Brace for Burst of Business as Weddings Hit 20-Year High
The Knot CFO Says Vendors Brace for Burst of Business as Weddings Hit 20-Year High
April 25, 2022  |  Retail

“This is going to be a season for the ages, for sure,” said Andy Ivanovich, chief financial officer at The Knot Worldwide. Get the Full...

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Amex Card Spend up 28% as Younger Consumers’ Urge to Splurge Trumps Inflation
Amex Card Spend up 28% as Younger Consumers’ Urge to Splurge Trumps Inflation
April 22, 2022  |  Earnings

For American Express there’s no recession in cards — literally — at least as evidenced by growing use of credit. Get the Full Story Complete...

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This Week In Payments: Netflix and BofA Face Vastly Different Customer Shifts
This Week In Payments: Netflix and BofA Face Vastly Different Customer Shifts
April 22, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

With earnings reports and new surveys from PYMNTS, this week saw lots of numbers in the news. They showed that there’s room for growth in...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: The Near-Term Favors Bargains, the Long-Term Likes Fulfillment
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: The Near-Term Favors Bargains, the Long-Term Likes Fulfillment
April 22, 2022  |  Retail

“France has lost a battle, but France has not lost the war,” Charles de Gaulle famously said in June of 1940, while encouraging his fellow...

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The Data Point: Amazon Overtakes Walmart as Top Retailer at 9.4% of Retail Spend in 2021
The Data Point: Amazon Overtakes Walmart as Top Retailer at 9.4% of Retail Spend in...
April 21, 2022  |  Retail

Coke and Pepsi. McDonald’s and Burger King. Apple and Microsoft. Ranking in high the pantheon of great of corporate rivalries is Amazon versus Walmart. In...

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