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Gen Z Shows Resilience to Inflation but Adjusts Shopping Habits
Consumer Insights // December 20, 2023

Gen Z, born in the late 1990s, is considered the first digitally native generation, with a greater inclination toward online shopping and digital activities and an adopter of social media for shopping and browsing brands. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Americans Get Creative in Stretching Food Budgets Amid Inflation
Consumer Insights // July 13, 2023

Americans are becoming increasingly creative in their efforts to stretch their budget. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Debit Cards For Kids — It’s A Thing
Payment Methods // August 27, 2019

Paying out a kid’s allowance may not sound like a major payments hurdle to clear, but for Greenlight Co-Founder, CEO and father of four Tim Sheehan it was enough of a pain point that he built an entire app-based debit product to solve it. And...

How Americans Will $pend Their Summer Vacations
Cool // May 23, 2015

Though it often felt like the winter would never end, Memorial Day weekend is here, which means summer has arrived, even albeit unofficially. And while others are heading to the beach, firing up the BBQ’s, going out for soft-serve ice cream and scouting out baseball tickets...

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Gen Z Shows Resilience to Inflation but Adjusts Shopping Habits

December 20, 2023
Gen Z, born in the late 1990s, is considered the first digitally native generation, with a greater inclination toward online shopping and digital activities and an adopter of social media for shopping and browsing brands. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content […]

Debit Cards For Kids — It’s A Thing

August 27, 2019
Paying out a kid’s allowance may not sound like a major payments hurdle to clear, but for Greenlight Co-Founder, CEO and father of four Tim Sheehan it was enough of...

Quick Reads
Procter & Gamble Says Its ‘Very Strong Price Ladders’ Serve All Consumer Cohorts

October 24, 2025
Procter & Gamble is seeing a split in the shopping habits of consumers, with some buying the company’s products in bulk and others looking to spend only a small amount at a time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no […]

Americans Get Creative in Stretching Food Budgets Amid Inflation

July 13, 2023
Americans are becoming increasingly creative in their efforts to stretch their budget. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...