Consumer Spending

Amazon and Walmart Aren’t Just Competing on Retail Anymore

Amazon and Walmart Aren’t Just Competing on Retail Anymore
Amazon and Walmart Aren’t Just Competing on Retail Anymore
May 28, 2026  |  Retail

Memorial Day weekend was supposed to provide another read on the resilience of the American consumer. Instead, for Amazon and Walmart, the holiday became a...

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Cutting Back Isn’t Working: Why Doing More, Not Less, Is the Only Strategy That Helps
Cutting Back Isn’t Working: Why Doing More, Not Less, Is the Only Strategy That Helps
May 28, 2026  |  Economy

For millions of consumers, surviving this economy is no longer about opening the wallet less often or drawing the purse strings ever tighter. Get the...

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36% of Gen Z Shoppers Use Digital Wallets as Checkout Habits Shift
36% of Gen Z Shoppers Use Digital Wallets as Checkout Habits Shift
May 28, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Consumers under pressure are not retreating from checkout so much as rewriting the rules of how they get there. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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BNPL’s Biggest Opportunity May Be Its Least Likely User
BNPL’s Biggest Opportunity May Be Its Least Likely User
May 28, 2026  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later is one of the most accessible financial tools available to American consumers today. It requires no minimum credit score for standard...

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Banks Push Upstream as Consumers Brace for Higher Costs
Banks Push Upstream as Consumers Brace for Higher Costs
May 27, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are preparing for higher costs before those costs fully hit their wallets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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BNPL Enters Its Everyday Spending Era
BNPL Enters Its Everyday Spending Era
May 27, 2026  |  BNPL

Financing as a mechanism to close a transaction, but newer evidence suggests installments may be influencing whether the transaction happens at all. Get the Full...

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Younger Consumers Juggle More Ways to Pay the Bills
Younger Consumers Juggle More Ways to Pay the Bills
May 27, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are not just cutting back. Many, especially younger adults, are layering one money move on top of another to keep up with everyday costs....

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Consumer Confidence Drops as Gas Prices Hit Home
Consumer Confidence Drops as Gas Prices Hit Home
May 26, 2026  |  Economy

Gas prices and worries about war-related inflation caused consumer confidence to fall in May. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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