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New Data: Card-Linked Offers Improve Relevance and Value
Loyalty & Rewards // May 29, 2024

Consumers who use card-linked shopping offers, which provide special savings or rewards attached to a merchant or product, return for more — most do. But what about the 21% of past users who never return? PYMNTS Intelligence finds that if those who used these offers...

Memorial Day Kicks Off Summer of the US Consumer
Economy // May 27, 2024

In 1967, it was the Summer of Love. In 2020, it was the summer of COVID-19. When summer 2024 goes in the books — from an economic perspective anyway — it just might be remembered as the summer of the U.S. consumer. As the banking...

Unlocking ‘Self-Driving Money’ With Smarter Card Reward Management
Credit Cards // May 21, 2024

Most credit cards — more than 80% — offer rewards to their users. But making the most of those rewards can be a challenge, particularly for shoppers already caught up in the throes of the purchase occasion. And making matters more complicated is the fact...

Mall of America Leads Push to Unique On-Site Experiences
Retail // May 20, 2024

As shoppers turn to eCommerce channels for convenience, many are still willing to go to brick-and-mortar malls for unique, site-specific experiences. Seizing on this demand, Mall of America, the largest shopping center in North America, announced Friday (May 17) that it will soon open an on-site game-show-style amusement...

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New Data: Card-Linked Offers Improve Relevance and Value

May 29, 2024
Consumers who use card-linked shopping offers, which provide special savings or rewards attached to a merchant or product, return for more — most do. But what about the 21% of past users who never return? PYMNTS Intelligence finds that if those who used these offers in the past came back, more than half of U.S. […]

Unlocking ‘Self-Driving Money’ With Smarter Card Reward Management

May 21, 2024
Most credit cards — more than 80% — offer rewards to their users. But making the most of those rewards can be a challenge, particularly for shoppers already caught up...

Mall of America Leads Push to Unique On-Site Experiences

May 20, 2024
As shoppers turn to eCommerce channels for convenience, many are still willing to go to brick-and-mortar malls for unique, site-specific experiences. Seizing on this demand, Mall of America, the largest shopping...

What Are Merchants in Mexico Doing to Boost In-Store Sales?

May 20, 2024
Across Mexico, more consumers are turning to digital shopping features that offer savings and improve convenience while shopping in the store. Consumers enjoy walking into brick-and-mortar locations, but they also...

Quick Reads
Online Marketplaces Deploy AI to Provide Personal Shopper Experience

May 03, 2024
Online marketplaces are reportedly deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver a personal shopper-like experience to their visitors. EBay, Etsy and ThredUp are among the online marketplaces now leveraging AI technology to enhance the shopping experience for both buyers and sellers, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (May 3). With AI, they are seeking to enhance the shopper’s experience by finding the […]

Microsoft-Backed Tutch Brings In-Store Digital Platform to US Market

March 28, 2024
Tutch has appointed Microsoft veteran Greg Jones as its CEO as it expands into the U.S. market. The company, which is backed by Microsoft and already operates in Australia, offers retail technology that...

Zilch Unveils BNPL Plan for ‘Significant Purchases’

February 22, 2024
British buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zilch has launched a new credit payment product. The company says its “Pay over 3 months” product, announced Thursday (Sept. 22), does what its...

Spending on Sporting Goods Drops, Both Online and In-Store

February 12, 2024
Consumers reported spent 7.7% less on sporting goods in January than they did in the same month a year earlier. Online spending at sporting goods stores declined 6.8% year over...