Among the messages conveyed so far in the continuing cavalcade of earnings reports — especially from banks — is that consumer spending is buoyant, a trend in evidence from the last few months of the year. PYMNTS Intelligence documented that through 2024, most consumers made...
The way shoppers shop has changed over the past five years. However, as Procter & Gamble’s second-quarter 2025 earnings showed, some things remain the same. Consumers need household staples like cleaning products, toilet paper and laundry detergent. “The P&G team delivered an acceleration in organic...
Conventional wisdom is that younger generations are tech-savvy and the most willing to try new devices, apps and payment methods. However, PYMNTS Intelligence research from the How People Pay Report, titled “eCommerce for All: How Consumers Across Generations Make Purchases Online,” found that any generation...
When consumers are selecting an online store at which to make a purchase, free shipping is the offering that is most commonly on their checklist. Free shipping is an online shopping feature that 66% of consumers take into account when selecting an online store, according...
January 22, 2025
Conventional wisdom is that younger generations are tech-savvy and the most willing to try new devices, apps and payment methods. However, PYMNTS Intelligence research from the How People Pay Report, titled “eCommerce for All: How Consumers Across Generations Make Purchases Online,” found that any generation gap is rapidly closing when it comes to commerce, in […]
January 21, 2025
When consumers are selecting an online store at which to make a purchase, free shipping is the offering that is most commonly on their checklist. Free shipping is an online...
January 17, 2025
December’s retail sales, released on Thursday (Jan. 16) by the Census Bureau, were a snapshot of consumer resilience, buoyed by end-of-year sales. And beyond the month’s snapshot, looking back through...
January 15, 2025
J.P. Morgan Chase’s fourth-quarter earnings results showed continued momentum in consumer spending, with increased credit and debit card use. Consumers also drew down their deposit account balances. “The U.S. economy...
January 20, 2025
Kohl’s shoppers are reportedly hoping the chain’s new CEO can bring back some old favorites. The retailer appointed in November Michaels Companies CEO Ashley Buchanan to succeed CEO Tom Kingsbury, who stepped down last week. Now, customers are hoping Buchanan can reverse some of the moves by his predecessor that upset Kohl’s longtime shoppers and […]
January 19, 2025
After a nearly $1 trillion holiday season, U.S. consumer spending shows no sign of slowing. The exact figure is $994 billion, according to recent findings from the National Retail Federation....
January 16, 2025
Retail and food services sales in the United States grew in December. They increased 0.4% compared with November and 3.9% compared with December 2023, according to advance estimates released Thursday...
January 16, 2025
Record post-Thanksgiving sales have caused Target to raise its sales guidance. The retailer announced Thursday (Jan. 16) that it now anticipates an approximately 1.5% increase in fourth-quarter comparable sales after earlier projecting flat growth....
