Consumer Spending

215K Retail, Manufacturing Jobs Added In July
215K Retail, Manufacturing Jobs Added In July
August 06, 2018  |  Retail

While economists had predicted that hiring would slow this year, U.S. employers have been expanding their payrolls, adding an average of 215,000 jobs per month...

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Consumer Spending Increases In June Driven By Restaurants, Accommodations
Consumer Spending Increases In June Driven By Restaurants, Accommodations
July 31, 2018  |  Economy

Driven by spending at restaurants and on accommodations, U.S. consumer spending increased in June, setting the stage for a strong economy heading into the third...

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For eCommerce, The Magic Button (Almost) In Sight
For eCommerce, The Magic Button (Almost) In Sight
July 31, 2018  |  eCommerce

For eCommerce, the Magic Button (Almost) In Sight In eCommerce, what’s the panacea – the cure-all for all transactional ills? Or, in this case, friction? The kind...

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Magic Beans (No, Not Really) Help Quicken US Economic Growth In 2Q
Magic Beans (No, Not Really) Help Quicken US Economic Growth In 2Q
July 27, 2018  |  Economy

Economic growth? It all amounts to a hill of beans. A really big hill of beans. Okay, we’re not being literal. But the economic data...

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JCPenney Seeks To Bring Moms Into Its Stores
JCPenney Seeks To Bring Moms Into Its Stores
July 26, 2018  |  Retail

As JCPenney has shifted strategies and experienced three different chief executives in about seven years, the retailer is now focusing on reaching moms. It had...

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Why Household Finances Under The Hood Don’t Look So Good
Why Household Finances Under The Hood Don’t Look So Good
July 23, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Paul McCartney and The Beatles may have told us that money can’t buy us love, but new research claims that it can certainly buy us...

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Even Snaps Up $40M In Funding
Even Snaps Up $40M In Funding
July 19, 2018  |  Investments

For the more than 170 million Americans who live paycheck to paycheck — three-quarters of all American workers, according to a recent survey — the...

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How Scan-And-Go Can Win Over Millennials
How Scan-And-Go Can Win Over Millennials
July 19, 2018  |  Mobile

Can younger consumers do to grocery checkouts what they have purportedly done to diamonds, voice phone calls and certain chain restaurants? That’s the hope of...

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Retail Sales Rise 0.5 Percent In June
Retail Sales Rise 0.5 Percent In June
July 16, 2018  |  Retail

Topping off a quarter of strong consumption, Americans spent more at retailers in June than the prior month. The Commerce Department said on Monday (July...

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