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54% of Gen Z Shoppers Use Pay Later Plans to Buy Groceries
54% of Gen Z Shoppers Use Pay Later Plans to Buy Groceries
May 31, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Pay later plans — those arrangements enabling consumers to cover purchases over a set period of time — are not only a popular way to...

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Consumers Increasingly Expect Growth in Public Assistance Programs
Consumers Increasingly Expect Growth in Public Assistance Programs
May 28, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are more likely to expect an expansion of public assistance programs than they were a year ago. Among the programs about which they have...

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Consumer Confidence Climbs Despite Grocery Costs Pressuring Americans
Consumer Confidence Climbs Despite Grocery Costs Pressuring Americans
May 28, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer confidence crept up in May, as grocery and job worries continue to weigh on Americans. That’s according to the latest installment of the Conference...

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Gen Z Consumers Save Nearly 10% of Their Monthly Income
Gen Z Consumers Save Nearly 10% of Their Monthly Income
May 24, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Generation X consumers, baby boomers and seniors all allocate more than 60% of their monthly incomes to housing, supplies and other regular bills. Generation Z...

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Fed Study: Two-Thirds of Adults Say Inflation Made Financial Situation ‘Worse’
Fed Study: Two-Thirds of Adults Say Inflation Made Financial Situation ‘Worse’
May 23, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Inflation continues to impact the financial lives of U.S. consumers — with a new Federal Reserve study showing that higher prices have made financial situations...

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Gen X Shoppers Cut Back on Groceries the Most Amid Inflation
Gen X Shoppers Cut Back on Groceries the Most Amid Inflation
May 21, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

As consumers rethink their spending on groceries amid inflation, PYMNTS Intelligence research reveals, Gen X shoppers are quicker to make changes to everything from what products they...

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Why Zillennials Will Rule the Digital Economy
Why Zillennials Will Rule the Digital Economy
May 21, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

The Census Bureau collects demographic data on the birthrates of those living in the United States and groups them into age-related cohorts based on the...

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Consumers Opt-In for Digital Wallet Options That Manage Spending
Consumers Opt-In for Digital Wallet Options That Manage Spending
May 17, 2024  |  Payment Methods

As consumers look for simpler and more intuitive eCommerce experiences, Harvest Hosts sees providing more payment options as key to meeting shoppers’ demand to be able to...

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Ex-Walmart US CEO Bill Simon Says Retailer Won’t Keep Affluent Shoppers
Ex-Walmart US CEO Bill Simon Says Retailer Won’t Keep Affluent Shoppers
May 17, 2024  |  Retail

Walmart shouldn’t count on keeping the affluent customers it has recently gained, the retailer’s former U.S. CEO Bill Simon said Thursday (May 16). Speaking on CNBC’s Fast Money,...

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