Consumer Spending

Walmart Targets Younger Consumers Amid Tariff Troubles

Walmart Targets Younger Consumers Amid Tariff Troubles
Walmart Targets Younger Consumers Amid Tariff Troubles
June 08, 2025  |  Walmart

Walmart is reportedly focusing on new and younger shoppers to offset the impact of tariffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Merchandise Inflation Increases as Companies Feel Tariff Pain
Merchandise Inflation Increases as Companies Feel Tariff Pain
June 08, 2025  |  Economy

American consumers likely saw somewhat faster inflation last month, especially for merchandise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Revolving Credit Jumped in April as Consumers Loaded Up on Card Debt
Revolving Credit Jumped in April as Consumers Loaded Up on Card Debt
June 06, 2025  |  Economy

The paydowns earlier this year were temporary. And as the latest consumer credit data from the Federal Reserve on Friday (June 6) indicated, consumers turned...

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Walmart and Amazon Chase Agentic AI, Robotic Warehouses and Customer Loyalty
Walmart and Amazon Chase Agentic AI, Robotic Warehouses and Customer Loyalty
June 06, 2025  |  Retail

Retailers like Amazon and Walmart don’t just battle for consumer spend in brick-and-mortar or online. They battle everywhere, all the time. Get the Full Story...

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Fed’s Beige Book Shows Muted Hiring and Spending as Uncertainty Lingers
Fed’s Beige Book Shows Muted Hiring and Spending as Uncertainty Lingers
June 05, 2025  |  Economy

A month and a half since the Federal Reserve’s last Beige Book, which takes the pulse of the economy through observations of businesses and community...

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High-Income Americans Go Bargain Hunting and Shake Up Retail’s Royalty
High-Income Americans Go Bargain Hunting and Shake Up Retail’s Royalty
June 05, 2025  |  Retail

The big trade down is on. Dollar General, long synonymous with serving America’s most budget-conscious consumers, is seeing a marked shift in its customer base....

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Auto Sales Return to Normal After Two-Month ‘Tariff Surge’
Auto Sales Return to Normal After Two-Month ‘Tariff Surge’
June 03, 2025  |  Retail

Auto sales reportedly returned to a normal level in May after spiking for two months when consumers sought to make purchases before new tariffs set...

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Zilch Partners With Visa to Launch Physical Payments Card
Zilch Partners With Visa to Launch Physical Payments Card
June 02, 2025  |  Payment Methods

London-based Zilch, an ad-enabled payments technology company that provides virtual payment cards to one in seven U.K. working adults, is set to launch its first physical...

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Fed, PYMNTS Reports Highlight How Financially Strained Consumers Use BNPL
Fed, PYMNTS Reports Highlight How Financially Strained Consumers Use BNPL
May 30, 2025  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Earlier this year, PYMNTS Intelligence detailed the ways in which pay later plans — and buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings in particular — have...

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