Consumer Spending

Big Week Ahead For Retail Data
Big Week Ahead For Retail Data
April 13, 2020  |  Retail

Prepare for a big week of retail data, all of it unprecedented in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting with the Commerce Department retail sales...

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Lost Wallets: Mobile Wallets Stuck In Low Gear, Lagging Cards And Cash
Lost Wallets: Mobile Wallets Stuck In Low Gear, Lagging Cards And Cash
April 09, 2020  |  Mobile Wallets

Though they’ve overcome serious technical hurdles, work well, and are now in the hands of billions of smartphone-owning consumers, mobile wallets including those from Big...

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In China, Pent-Up Demand For Cosmetics A Blip Or Trend?
In China, Pent-Up Demand For Cosmetics A Blip Or Trend?
April 08, 2020  |  Retail

Emerging from lockdown, Chinese consumers may be opening up (digital) wallets and purses … though gradually. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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The 10 Ways COVID-19 Has Changed The American Consumer
The 10 Ways COVID-19 Has Changed The American Consumer
April 08, 2020  |  Coronavirus

For the last several weeks normal life in the United States and around the world has been on hold in a way that has never...

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Don’t Count On ‘Revenge Spending’ Post-Crisis
Don’t Count On ‘Revenge Spending’ Post-Crisis
April 08, 2020  |  Retail

Revenge spending. It has a nice ring for retailers battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact any kind of spending has a nice ring, but...

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Most Consumers Think COVID Will Last 2.25 Times Longer Than Their Cash
Most Consumers Think COVID Will Last 2.25 Times Longer Than Their Cash
April 07, 2020  |  Economy

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the standard narrative goes, the U.S. economy was running full steam ahead, with record employment levels, wages on the rise and...

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eCommerce Numbers Spike Across Categories
eCommerce Numbers Spike Across Categories
April 07, 2020  |  Retail

As March sales and earnings reports start to show up this week, new data indicate that eCommerce sales for essential and nonessential retail will show...

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NY Fed Sees Consumer Expectations Slide On COVID-19
NY Fed Sees Consumer Expectations Slide On COVID-19
April 06, 2020  |  Economy

A March survey of consumer expectations by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Monday (April 6) found mounting worries over job losses, debt...

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Automakers Push Payments Off 120 Days To Jump Start New Car Sales
Automakers Push Payments Off 120 Days To Jump Start New Car Sales
March 31, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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