On the face of it, the jobs report released Friday (Sep. 6) had some good news — at least for those looking for confirmation that...
In the wake of the savings events rush of the summer, with seemingly every large merchant announcing some major discounting push, consumers are growing accustomed...
The reality is that inflation is cooling. But perception, as they say, is reality. As captured in a PYMNTS Intelligence report in August, the reality...
As consumers navigate a challenging economic environment, they are increasingly adopting buy now, pay later (BNPL) options to manage their spending. Affirm, a leading BNPL...
Is the American consumer cautiously confident? Confidently cautious? Somewhere in the middle? The Conference Board released its Consumer Confidence Index Tuesday (Aug. 27), which showed...
TJ Maxx/Marshalls’ parent TJX continues to benefit from value-chasing consumers. The discount retail company released earnings Wednesday (Aug. 21) showing sales up 6% for the...
A downward revision to previously released job market data might be enough to spur interest rate cuts. But the damage to the paycheck-to-paycheck economy —...
A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report, “BNPL Fuels Essential Spending Surge on Amazon Prime Day, Walmart+ Week,” compares data from this year’s Amazon Prime Day and...
Convenience. Membership. Delivery times. Delivery density. eCommerce. Marketplaces. You would be forgiven for thinking these were keywords from Amazon’s Q2 earnings announcement. But they weren’t....