With economic pressures squeezing the lower and middle classes’ budgets, brands and retailers are setting their sights on the shoppers who still have cash to...
Consumers closed 2023 by increasing their spending — nearly 7% more over what they spent the previous year, according to PYMNTS intelligence data — indicating...
Call it status quo — and maybe a sense of ennui? The latest, preliminary readings of consumer sentiment for the month of March, issued Friday...
With the news that inflation climbed upward last month, many small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) may find themselves walking a tightrope with even fewer safety nets...
As PYMNTS reported this week, while most U.S. consumers appear untroubled by the prospect of near-term inflation, their anxiety levels rise at the prospect of...
The latest reading on retail sales data from the Census Bureau showed that overall retail sales were up 0.6% month over month, reversing a 1.1% decline...
As shoppers continue to manage their budgets amid years of financial challenges, Petco has found itself caught unaware by the extent of pet parents’ pull...
Not long after touting its brick-and-mortar expansion, footwear brand Allbirds is becoming the latest merchant to shutter stores — a move that comes as consumers’...
As ongoing economic challenges have continued to affect consumer behavior, PYMNTS Intelligence finds that deal-seeking behavior has long since become mainstream. By the Numbers PYMNTS...