Consumer Spending

Payment Firms’ Stock Rout Hints At Consumer Spend Worries

Payment Firms’ Stock Rout Hints At Consumer Spend Worries
Payment Firms’ Stock Rout Hints At Consumer Spend Worries
October 28, 2020  |  Market Conditions

The hopes may have been that consumer spending had been on the rebound, entrenched enough to stay positive, enough to save the holiday shopping season,...

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Online Holiday Sales Could Top $200B In COVID-19 Era
Online Holiday Sales Could Top $200B In COVID-19 Era
October 28, 2020  |  Retail

Online retailers should get ready to ring up record eCommerce sales this holiday season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Kount Says Fraudsters Will Follow Shoppers This Holiday Season
Kount Says Fraudsters Will Follow Shoppers This Holiday Season
October 28, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton — the famous criminal with four decades of bank robbery experience — is said to have offered...

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Credit Unions Use Payments to Build Primary Financial Relationships
Credit Unions Use Payments to Build Primary Financial Relationships
October 28, 2020  |  Credit Unions

There are two ways to consider consumers’ spending lives, according to Bruce Dragt, chief product officer at CO-OP Financial Services. Get the Full Story Complete...

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US Consumer Confidence Dips As Jobs Outlook Wanes
US Consumer Confidence Dips As Jobs Outlook Wanes
October 27, 2020  |  Consumer Insights

The Consumer Confidence Index dropped in October to 100.9, a new six-month low that followed a high of 101.3 in September, according to a Conference...

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Consumers’ Need For Normalcy Drives Strong Halloween Sales
Consumers’ Need For Normalcy Drives Strong Halloween Sales
October 27, 2020  |  Retail

Like so many other things that have changed in our lives over the past seven months, Halloween is changing as well. But even though COVID-19...

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US New Home Sales Drop 3.5 Pct In September From Previous Month
US New Home Sales Drop 3.5 Pct In September From Previous Month
October 26, 2020  |  Real Estate

The number of new homes sold in the U.S. in September was lower than the number sold in August, according to a joint report by...

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Merchants, FIs Have Designs On New Retail Payments Experiences
Merchants, FIs Have Designs On New Retail Payments Experiences
October 26, 2020  |  Consumer Payments

A return of physical retail in a recognizable form depends on how people feel. At present there’s a guarded optimism going around, but it’s delicate...

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Reliance Says It Can Move Ahead With $3.4B Deal
Reliance Says It Can Move Ahead With $3.4B Deal
October 25, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Reliance, the global Mumbai-headquartered conglomerate specializing in everything from retail to telecommunications, will move ahead with a $3.4 billion deal with Future Group in spite...

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