Topping off a quarter of strong consumption, Americans spent more at retailers in June than the prior month. The Commerce Department said on Monday (July...
Contactless payments scored big at the FIFA World Cup in Russia, with 50 percent of Visa purchases in tournament venues utilizing contactless transactions through cards, mobile devices...
Users of the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express (Amex) card aren’t happy with the changes coming to their cards, which give them one-third fewer reward points...
New data shows that U.S. consumer debt rose in May by the most in six months, showing that Americans were more comfortable with spending midway...
Today PayPal is launching Checkout with Smart Payment Buttons, the latest salvo in the firm’s ongoing war against checkout friction. Get the Full Story Complete the...
With the introduction of kiosks, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are speeding up the traditional ordering process. But these devices can do more than allow customers to...
My plan on Friday evening was to write a hard-hitting piece on a services segment with incredible marketplace friction. Then I went to Whole Foods...
The restaurant industry today is a study in contradictions. Census data tells us that roughly 44 percent of what consumers spend on food comes from...
Consumer confidence seems to have returned in a big way in May as retail sales soared to their highest level since November 2017, according to...