PYMNTS Intelligence’s long-standing chronicling of the paycheck-to-paycheck economy has revealed shifts in how consumers conduct their daily financial lives and pay. Given that the paycheck-to-paycheck...
During the latest conference call with analysts, Walmart’s management observed that that, in a quarter where same-store sales were up 5.3% in the United States,...
October retail sales were up 0.4%, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Although U.S. consumers keep opening their wallets, auto-related sales boosted results,...
Only time will tell if the slight bump in inflation — measured by the latest Consumer Price Index for October and released by the Bureau...
Online grocery costs reportedly fell last month, their first dip since the COVID-19 pandemic. The cost of food declined by 0.1% in October compared to...
Regardless of whether they voted for Trump or for Harris, whether they live in a blue state or a red state, the people living paycheck...
The head of Associated British Foods has predicted rising confidence among lower-income consumers. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (Nov. 5), George Weston made...
On its surface, last week’s job report was anemic at best and confounding at worst. And where there’s a cloudy picture on job prospects, the...
Lower inflation and interest rates may give some relief to consumers who need it most, Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said Friday (Oct. 11). Speaking...