Consumer Spending

Census: Estimates For Retail And Food Slightly Down 

Census: Estimates For Retail And Food Slightly Down 
Census: Estimates For Retail And Food Slightly Down 
December 16, 2020  |  Retail

U.S. retail sales were down 1.1 percent in November compared to October, hitting approximately $546.5 billion, according to the monthly U.S. Census Bureau report released...

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Consumer Spending Preferences Define Borders Of The New Loyalty
Consumer Spending Preferences Define Borders Of The New Loyalty
December 16, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The name of the game in commerce today is loyalty — in many ways an intangible — and from banks to merchants to investors, a...

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Consumers Expect Higher US Household Spending, Even As Some Fear Hard Times
Consumers Expect Higher US Household Spending, Even As Some Fear Hard Times
December 15, 2020  |  Economy

Americans see both good and bad economic times ahead, with consumers predicting the highest jump in household spending in more than four years, even as...

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Economists Predict Post-COVID Rebound, But Many Digital Shifts Will Remain 
Economists Predict Post-COVID Rebound, But Many Digital Shifts Will Remain 
December 15, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

This week’s start of U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations has economists predicting a big rebound for 2021, but PYMNTS data show that plenty of consumers’ pandemic-era changes...

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Klarna Teams With Verifone To Expand In-Store BNPL Availability
Klarna Teams With Verifone To Expand In-Store BNPL Availability
December 15, 2020  |  BNPL

Swedish buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Klarna has teamed up with Silicon Valley digital payments firm Verifone to advance availability in physical stores across...

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Vaccine Optimism Reigns, But Retailers Must Respect Consumers’ Digital Transformation
Vaccine Optimism Reigns, But Retailers Must Respect Consumers’ Digital Transformation
December 15, 2020  |  Retail

Vaccines are here. They’re being distributed. Finally, optimism and COVID-19 can live in the same sentence. But any retailer that thinks consumers are ready to...

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Deep Dive: Why Seamless Payments Are Key To Customer Engagement During The Pandemic
Deep Dive: Why Seamless Payments Are Key To Customer Engagement During The Pandemic
December 15, 2020  |  Consumer Payments

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Department Stores Adapt to Difficult Season, Count On Revenge Shopping
Department Stores Adapt to Difficult Season, Count On Revenge Shopping
December 14, 2020  |  Retail

There are less than two weeks until Christmas, and the retail industry, as per usual in 2020, finds itself in uncharted territory. The season has...

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