Consumer Spending

Consumer Demand For Auto Loans, Credit Cards Up 39 Pct In April

Consumer Demand For Auto Loans, Credit Cards Up 39 Pct In April
Consumer Demand For Auto Loans, Credit Cards Up 39 Pct In April
July 08, 2021  |  Loans

Americans seem to be regaining an appetite for auto loans and leases, credit cards and personal loans, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the...

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Popshop Live Valued At $100 Million, Adds Two Tech Veterans To Team
Popshop Live Valued At $100 Million, Adds Two Tech Veterans To Team
July 08, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Popshop Live, a livestream shopping community, is coming off a Series A round with a $100 million valuation, a Thursday (July 8) press release said,...

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Making Savings ‘Cool’ Is An Emerging Opportunity For Banks
Making Savings ‘Cool’ Is An Emerging Opportunity For Banks
July 07, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

Consumer savings figures in the U.S. have not been terribly encouraging historically. A low savings rate comes as a direct result of the large swath...

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Data Brief: 91 Pct Of Consumers Getting Discounts Of 35 Pct Or More ‘Very Satisfied’ With Flash Sales, Product Drops
Data Brief: 91 Pct Of Consumers Getting Discounts Of 35 Pct Or More ‘Very Satisfied’...
July 06, 2021  |  Retail

Merchants are relentlessly bombarded with advice about creating experiences to attract and delight shoppers. Few things do this as effectively as well-executed flash sales and...

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Uncle Sam Would Be Proud: Patriotic Consumers Seen Posting Record July Fourth Sales
Uncle Sam Would Be Proud: Patriotic Consumers Seen Posting Record July Fourth Sales
July 05, 2021  |  Economy

Even before COVID-19 upended nearly every holiday tradition, total spending on Independence Day had been falling, as had the percentage of people celebrating the signing...

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Muddled, Muted And Misplaced, ‘Revenge Shopping’ Trend Tries On A New Look For Summer
Muddled, Muted And Misplaced, ‘Revenge Shopping’ Trend Tries On A New Look For Summer
July 02, 2021  |  Economy

A few months ago, in the waning days of winter and at the outset of mass vaccination, economists and retail industry analysts were largely in...

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Meeting Consumers’ Growing Demand For Local Commerce With Omnichannel Tools 
Meeting Consumers’ Growing Demand For Local Commerce With Omnichannel Tools 
June 30, 2021  |  Omnicommerce

Among the many quotable bon mots from the former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill, the phrase “all politics is local” has stood out, as advice...

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General Mills Sales Dip As Consumers Shift Food Spending Back To Restaurants
General Mills Sales Dip As Consumers Shift Food Spending Back To Restaurants
June 30, 2021  |  Retail

The great post-pandemic food reversion is underway, where consumers are doing a lot more dining out and celebrating, and a lot less panic-eating Lucky Charms...

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