Consumer Spending

Where People Spent Stimulus Payments – And Where They Didn’t

Where People Spent Stimulus Payments – And Where They Didn’t
Where People Spent Stimulus Payments – And Where They Didn’t
September 09, 2020  |  Economy

The stimulus payments may not have done much to, well, stimulate the economy at large. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Amazon Pay’s Gauthier: No One Can Predict Retail’s Future, So Innovate Around What Won’t Change
Amazon Pay’s Gauthier: No One Can Predict Retail’s Future, So Innovate Around What Won’t Change
September 08, 2020  |  Retail

Consumers are living in stressful times, and Patrick Gauthier, vice president at Amazon Pay, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that merchants working to prepare...

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While Car Sales Decline, Prices Are Higher Than Ever
While Car Sales Decline, Prices Are Higher Than Ever
September 07, 2020  |  Retail

Auto sales, disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, are at an odd junction this year with far fewer sales than normal, but higher prices, The Wall...

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Amazon And Walmart’s Battle For Consumer Retail Spend
Amazon And Walmart’s Battle For Consumer Retail Spend
September 04, 2020  |  Retail

In some ways, the second quarter was like nothing the world has ever seen, as the pandemic cut through the daily lives of Americans from...

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What Holiday Retail Will Look Like In 2020
What Holiday Retail Will Look Like In 2020
September 04, 2020  |  Retail

It’s not beginning to look a lot like Christmas just yet, as it’s still summer and warm weather doesn’t quite call to mind images of...

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New Data: How Online Merchants Build Consumer Trust In The Digital 3.0 Economy
New Data: How Online Merchants Build Consumer Trust In The Digital 3.0 Economy
September 04, 2020  |  eCommerce

It has now been six months since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic on March 11, and consumers are more likely than ever to...

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Chinese Consumers Resume Buying Luxury Brands
Chinese Consumers Resume Buying Luxury Brands
September 01, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Chinese consumers who have the money to spend are doing exactly that on retail splurges — but that hasn’t translated evenly across all sectors of...

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Consumer Expectations Drive Systems Choices Post-COVID
Consumer Expectations Drive Systems Choices Post-COVID
September 01, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Connected commerce, bless its algorithmic heart, was ready when we needed it, providing a supply line for ordinary people living in extraordinary conditions. That fact...

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