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How consumers find what they want to buy and buy it in a world that is no longer defined by a physical place but what a consumer wants to buy and how she wants to buy it. Connected devices and the integration of payments into this now digital-led shopping journey is creating new ways for merchants and consumers to interact and disrupting traditional retail business models.

Spending Dips 13% As Gen Z Makes Saving ‘Cool’

Spending Dips 13% As Gen Z Makes Saving ‘Cool’
Spending Dips 13% As Gen Z Makes Saving ‘Cool’
June 25, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

For younger Americans in the Generation Z cohort, spending is out, while saving is reportedly in. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Analysis: Retail Sales Fall as Shoppers Retreat From Big Purchases After Tariff Rush
Analysis: Retail Sales Fall as Shoppers Retreat From Big Purchases After Tariff Rush
June 17, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

The tariff-induced spending splurge may have come to an end. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Zilch Partners With Visa to Launch Physical Payments Card
Zilch Partners With Visa to Launch Physical Payments Card
June 02, 2025  |  Payment Methods

London-based Zilch, an ad-enabled payments technology company that provides virtual payment cards to one in seven U.K. working adults, is set to launch its first physical...

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37% of Shoppers Go In-Store for Beauty Products, Leading All Categories
37% of Shoppers Go In-Store for Beauty Products, Leading All Categories
May 30, 2025  |  Retail

Despite the persistent surge of eCommerce, recent data indicates that physical retail locations continue to play a vital role in consumer purchasing habits, attracting shoppers...

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Simon Property Group: Elimination of De Minimis Exemption Provides ‘Material Benefit’ to US Retailers
Simon Property Group: Elimination of De Minimis Exemption Provides ‘Material Benefit’ to US Retailers
May 12, 2025  |  Retail

The Trump administration’s elimination of the de minimis exemption will be great for American retailers, Simon Property Group Chairman, CEO and President David Simon said...

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Brazilian Consumers Lead Mobile In-Store Use Globally, Despite Checkout Frictions
Brazilian Consumers Lead Mobile In-Store Use Globally, Despite Checkout Frictions
May 06, 2025  |  Mobile

Brazilian consumers are rapidly adopting mobile devices for retail purchases, outpacing global trends, though pervasive payment friction presents a significant hurdle for merchants, according to...

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From Chips to Trips, Earnings Season Shows Consumer Demand Is Bumpy at Best
From Chips to Trips, Earnings Season Shows Consumer Demand Is Bumpy at Best
April 28, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

For several consumer-facing companies, the best thing that can be said is that households are cautious, or rather outright fearful, with tariffs as the catalyst. ...

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Walmart to Offer 3-Hour Delivery to 95% of Americans
Walmart to Offer 3-Hour Delivery to 95% of Americans
April 25, 2025  |  Walmart

Walmart plans to be able to deliver to 95% of Americans within three hours by the end of the year, President and CEO Doug McMillon wrote...

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Regulatory Shifts and Cyberattacks Put UK Merchant Credential Storage in the Spotlight
Regulatory Shifts and Cyberattacks Put UK Merchant Credential Storage in the Spotlight
April 25, 2025  |  Shopping

In the current environment, no matter what the country, consumers are keenly aware of the pressures of inflation, of how far their spending can stretch,...

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