Consumer Spending

Upgrade Card Combines Credit Card Acceptance With Installment Payments Flexibility

Upgrade Card Combines Credit Card Acceptance With Installment Payments Flexibility
Upgrade Card Combines Credit Card Acceptance With Installment Payments Flexibility
October 10, 2019  |  Loans

Twelve years ago, LendingClub Founder Renaud Laplanche built a business to help consumers manage the $800 million in outstanding credit card debt. That product was...

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BRC Reports 1.3 Pct Drop In September UK Sales
BRC Reports 1.3 Pct Drop In September UK Sales
October 07, 2019  |  Retail

After the British Retail Consortium (BRC) indicated the weakest growth in eCommerce and high street spending since the survey began in the mid-90s, merchants have...

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Data Points To US Consumer Spending Slowdown
Data Points To US Consumer Spending Slowdown
October 03, 2019  |  Economy

Consider the stock market free fall a bit of a lagging indicator — one that seems to be playing catch-up to the U.S. economy’s slowing...

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Will Tariffs Make Retail’s Holidays Less Than Festive?
Will Tariffs Make Retail’s Holidays Less Than Festive?
September 30, 2019  |  Retail

It looks like tariff worries could take a bite out of retail spending this holiday season. According to new data out from AlixPartners cited by...

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Big Payments Upgrades, New Reviews And A Second Life For An Old Brand
Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Big Payments Upgrades, New Reviews And A Second Life For...
September 20, 2019  |  Retail

It was something of an uneven week in the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck. Amazon had a something of a forward-backward kind of week,...

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Rebound In Consumer Sentiment: One-Off Or Trend Into Holidays?
Rebound In Consumer Sentiment: One-Off Or Trend Into Holidays?
September 13, 2019  |  Commerce

And still they spend – and still, the outlook may be bright. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Auto Purchases Boost Retail Sales In August
Auto Purchases Boost Retail Sales In August
September 13, 2019  |  Retail

While purchases of building supplies and new vehicles gave U.S. retail sales a large boost in August, many other stores noted declining or weak receipts....

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Top News In Payments: Stripe Rolls Out Stripe Capital; Cards Generate $6.13T In Spending
Top News In Payments: Stripe Rolls Out Stripe Capital; Cards Generate $6.13T In Spending
September 06, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Stripe launched Stripe Capital to simplify the way internet companies can access funds. Also, commercial and consumer cards issued in the...

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