Pandenomics®

The impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on consumer and merchant behavior and the shift to a digital-first world. Pandenomics® is a research and analytic framework for measuring the shift away from the physical world to a digital-first experience and for profiling the characteristics of these digital shifters as consumers place an increasing priority on preserving their health and safety as a result of COVID-19, and that of their family and loved ones, on the decisions they make about doing business in the physical world.
As Restaurant Prices Rise, Consumers May Give Grocery Stores a Second Look
As Restaurant Prices Rise, Consumers May Give Grocery Stores a Second Look
October 25, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Restaurants and grocery stores are on a bit of a collision course when it comes to consumer spending as customers weigh supermarket markups against the...

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The Pandemic at 18 Months: Economic and Lockdown Fears Are Eclipsing the Contagion
The Pandemic at 18 Months: Economic and Lockdown Fears Are Eclipsing the Contagion
October 25, 2021  |  Pandenomics

Across 18 months and 12 studies surveying more than 24,000 U.S. consumers, PYMNTS’ Pandenomics report series has tracked the arc of consumer sentiment, from early...

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Car Rental Demand Prompts Hertz To Try Again For IPO
Car Rental Demand Prompts Hertz To Try Again For IPO
October 17, 2021  |  IPO

Car rental firm Hertz exited bankruptcy in June and filed new paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO)...

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New Data: Only One-Quarter of Post-Pandemic Consumers Eager To Get Out — and Spend — More
New Data: Only One-Quarter of Post-Pandemic Consumers Eager To Get Out — and Spend —...
October 01, 2021  |  Pandenomics

The United States has turned a new corner on the pandemic. Vaccination rates are rising, and, in turn, consumers’ worries about infection are receding. Health...

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New PYMNTS Data Shows SMBs Adapting To Wage Hikes, Economic Change
New PYMNTS Data Shows SMBs Adapting To Wage Hikes, Economic Change
September 16, 2021  |  Pandenomics

The last 18 months have taken a toll on the United States business sector, but mom-and-pop shops on Main Street U.S.A. have emerged from the...

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Two-Thirds of Main Street SMBs Got 2021 Sales Lift From Digital Payment Innovations
Two-Thirds of Main Street SMBs Got 2021 Sales Lift From Digital Payment Innovations
August 26, 2021  |  Pandenomics

One in four. That is how many of the small and mid-sized businesses on Main Street U.S.A. say their local communities are back to where...

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Delta Weakens Spending Spree As Firms Stash More Cash
Delta Weakens Spending Spree As Firms Stash More Cash
August 17, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Businesses are opting to hold on to their money as spending spree hopes wane amid the quick-spreading Delta variant of COVID-19, the Wall Sreet Journal...

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NEW DATA: Nearly Half Of Main Street SMBs Will Boost Business Investments As Vaccines Roll Out
NEW DATA: Nearly Half Of Main Street SMBs Will Boost Business Investments As Vaccines Roll...
May 31, 2021  |  Pandenomics

Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) on Main Street in the United States have had a challenging year, with the pandemic forcing them to dramatically shift...

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PYMNTS Pandenomics Study: Many Shifters Prefer Digital Living To The Physical World
PYMNTS Pandenomics Study: Many Shifters Prefer Digital Living To The Physical World
May 24, 2021  |  Retail

Retailing will never be the same as it was just 15 months ago. Yet what began as an emergency is evolving into something else entirely:...

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