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Data Brief: 62% of Consumers Still Expect Recession, Despite Easing Inflation

Data Brief: 62% of Consumers Still Expect Recession, Despite Easing Inflation
Data Brief: 62% of Consumers Still Expect Recession, Despite Easing Inflation
September 20, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

With the U.S. dollar worth only about 88 cents in real terms under inflation pressures of 2022, consumers are clearly fatigued by the affordability battle...

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Online Car Shoppers Say Buying Experience 3x More Important Than Price
Online Car Shoppers Say Buying Experience 3x More Important Than Price
September 20, 2022  |  Retail

“What price will put you nice folks into a used car today?” The cartoonish used car pitches of yesteryear vanished with the pandemic used car...

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Data Brief: Fewer Than 1 in 10 US Consumers Use FinTechs as Primary Bank
Data Brief: Fewer Than 1 in 10 US Consumers Use FinTechs as Primary Bank
September 19, 2022  |  Digital Banking

The corner bank branch — the brick-and-mortar kind — may be giving way to a digital one embedded in our phones. Get the Full Story...

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Restaurants Bear the Brunt of Rising Supplier Costs
Restaurants Bear the Brunt of Rising Supplier Costs
September 16, 2022  |  Supply Chain

As inflation rises across all links of the supply chain, restaurants are challenged to contend with ever-rising costs for ingredients and supplies. Get the Full...

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Chili’s: To Keep Diners Spending, Don’t Scrimp on CX
Chili’s: To Keep Diners Spending, Don’t Scrimp on CX
September 15, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As food prices rise, consumers are proving still willing to spend their money on meaningful dining experiences, but restaurants are finding that they have work...

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Study Finds Half of Consumers Want Instant Payments but Can’t Get Them
Study Finds Half of Consumers Want Instant Payments but Can’t Get Them
September 15, 2022  |  Disbursements

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Alcoholic Beverage Subscriptions Have Popularity Potential
Alcoholic Beverage Subscriptions Have Popularity Potential
September 14, 2022  |  Subscriptions

It may still be uncommon for consumers to receive their alcoholic beverages via subscription service, but as the options out there become increasingly convenient and...

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The Data Point: 22% of Merchants Average 14% of Revenue From APAC Cross-border Sales
The Data Point: 22% of Merchants Average 14% of Revenue From APAC Cross-border Sales
September 14, 2022  |  International

Perhaps the most sought-after region in the world for cross-border sales today, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region already represents appreciable sales cross-border sales volumes, and merchants...

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Most Using Subscriptions on the Sly Are Millennial, Gen Z
Most Using Subscriptions on the Sly Are Millennial, Gen Z
September 14, 2022  |  Subscriptions

As the belt-tightening continues across categories, subscription services are seeing slight declines, adding fuel to the fire over subscription “cheaters” who use the services of...

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