Consumer Spending

The Grocery Run No Longer Belongs to One Retailer

The Grocery Run No Longer Belongs to One Retailer
The Grocery Run No Longer Belongs to One Retailer
July 14, 2026  |  Retail

A weekly grocery run seems like the perfect opportunity to fill a shopping cart with everything else a household needs. New data suggests consumers increasingly...

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Banks and FinTechs Give Consumers New Ways to Weather a Rainy Day
Banks and FinTechs Give Consumers New Ways to Weather a Rainy Day
July 10, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

The emergency fund used to sit in a savings account, earned modest interest, and waited for the water heater to fail or the transmission to...

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New Data Shows Why One Consumer Economy Has Become Three
New Data Shows Why One Consumer Economy Has Become Three
July 10, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer spending has become less about confidence and more about financial capacity, and that shift is giving banks and payments providers a clearer map of...

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PepsiCo Says Gas Prices Cutting Into US Consumer Food Spending
PepsiCo Says Gas Prices Cutting Into US Consumer Food Spending
July 09, 2026  |  Earnings

PepsiCo says high prices at the pump are keeping consumers from heading into the store to buy snacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Cash Stuffing Brings Grandma’s Budgeting Back for Gen Z
Cash Stuffing Brings Grandma’s Budgeting Back for Gen Z
July 09, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

For a generation raised on smartphones, Gen Z has embraced a budgeting habit their grandparents would recognize instantly: cash stuffing. Get the Full Story Complete...

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BNPL Boosts Basket Size When Shoppers See It Early
BNPL Boosts Basket Size When Shoppers See It Early
July 09, 2026  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later has moved well beyond its original role as an alternative payment method at checkout. It is shaping how retailers present products,...

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NY Fed Finds Falling Gas Prices Fail to Calm Inflation Fears
NY Fed Finds Falling Gas Prices Fail to Calm Inflation Fears
July 07, 2026  |  Economy

Consumers expect inflation to rise more than they expected a month ago, even as they expect gas prices to drop, according to the Federal Reserve...

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Rent Payments Push Credit Scores Into a New Era
Rent Payments Push Credit Scores Into a New Era
July 06, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Loan repayment histories, credit card balances and outstanding obligations have traditionally shaped most underwriting decisions. That approach is beginning to widen as lenders search for...

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