Consumer Spending

Retailers Get Ready To Pass Along Rising Costs Via Price Increases
Retailers Get Ready To Pass Along Rising Costs Via Price Increases
April 26, 2021  |  Retail

A growing number of retailers are facing a pricing problem as they seek new ways to pass along the increased expenses they are dealing with...

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The Roaring 20s, Take Two
The Roaring 20s, Take Two
April 24, 2021  |  Consumer Insights

Are we heading into the roaring 20s, version 2.0? The questioning has been circulating since the earliest days of the pandemic, floated by a blogger last...

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Business Travel Drags On Amex Earnings; Consumer Spend Up
Business Travel Drags On Amex Earnings; Consumer Spend Up
April 23, 2021  |  News

The business travel and entertainment space is still lagging, but spending on goods and services has been on the rebound. And pent-up demand is waiting...

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AMZN vs. WMT Weekly: Top Retailers Try New Ways To Woo Customers
AMZN vs. WMT Weekly: Top Retailers Try New Ways To Woo Customers
April 23, 2021  |  Retail

With nearly $2 trillion in combined market value and over $800 billion in sales between them, not a week goes by in which Amazon and...

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Today In Payments: Amazon’s Biometric Tech Lets Whole Food Shoppers Pay By Hand; Venmo Users Can Now Buy, Sell, Hold Crypto
Today In Payments: Amazon’s Biometric Tech Lets Whole Food Shoppers Pay By Hand; Venmo Users...
April 21, 2021  |  Payment Methods

In today’s top news, Amazon is launching its pay by hand technology in Seattle Whole Foods stores, and Venmo users can now trade in cryptocurrencies....

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Vogue Editor Anna Wintour Foresees ‘Roaring Twenties’ Luxury Boom
Vogue Editor Anna Wintour Foresees ‘Roaring Twenties’ Luxury Boom
April 21, 2021  |  Retail

The pandemic and the resultant world economic crisis meant hard times for the sale of luxury goods. But around the start of 2021, the luxury...

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Banks Bet On Spending Swinging From Debit Back To Credit  
Banks Bet On Spending Swinging From Debit Back To Credit  
April 21, 2021  |  Payment Methods

As the lingering impact of the pandemic abates (at least somewhat), as job growth signals economic growth and as consumers keep spending, we may be...

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Afterpay, New Entries Keep BNPL Sector Moving Forward
Afterpay, New Entries Keep BNPL Sector Moving Forward
April 20, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

It was a good third financial Q3 for Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) pioneer Afterpay, as confirmed when its North American earnings went out...

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Mercado Pago’s Digital Accounts Open New Doors To LATAM’s Connected Economy
Mercado Pago’s Digital Accounts Open New Doors To LATAM’s Connected Economy
April 20, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Take a short trip back in time, back to the dawn of the Internet era in the late ’90s. Argentina was not a country known...

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