Consumer Spend news and trends

Amazon Continues to Own eCommerce as Walmart Finds Digital Footing
Retail // June 09, 2023

When it comes to the share of online retail spend, there’s only one champion. Per the retailers’ recent earnings, Amazon far outpaces Walmart in eCommerce sales. PYMNTS’ proprietary research, created by combining data gathered from Amazon and Walmart earnings reports and U.S. Census Bureau numbers,...

Amazon Commands 45% Share of Q2 eCommerce Market vs Walmart’s 5.4%
eCommerce // November 15, 2022

The battle continues between the nation’s two largest retailers with Amazon holding — and growing — nearly 10-times the market share over rival Walmart in the key eCommerce category. As inflation descended, the battle moved to nonessentials, at which Amazon has proved unbeatable. We examine...

Report: Consumers Spend, Shop More Online With Brands That Deliver the Personal Touch
Commerce // June 03, 2022

Businesses are built on relationships, and those enduring ties help build recurring revenue. For merchants competing in today’s crowded and highly transactional eCommerce environment, this can be daunting. Brands that thrive are experts at creating more personalized experiences and ongoing relationships that pave the way...

How Credit Unions Can Grab The Holidays’ Top-Of-Wallet
Credit Unions // November 13, 2019

It goes without saying that the holiday shopping crush presents a massive opportunity for merchants and banks to cash in on the incredible uptick in consumer spend. In 2018, American consumers spent a combined $998 billion, and forecasts for 2019 predict a 3.8 percent increase...

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Amazon Continues to Own eCommerce as Walmart Finds Digital Footing

June 09, 2023
When it comes to the share of online retail spend, there’s only one champion. Per the retailers’ recent earnings, Amazon far outpaces Walmart in eCommerce sales. PYMNTS’ proprietary research, created by combining data gathered from Amazon and Walmart earnings reports and U.S. Census Bureau numbers, illustrates the significant gap between the world’s largest two retailers. […]

Amazon Commands 45% Share of Q2 eCommerce Market vs Walmart’s 5.4%

November 15, 2022
The battle continues between the nation’s two largest retailers with Amazon holding — and growing — nearly 10-times the market share over rival Walmart in the key eCommerce category. As...

How Credit Unions Can Grab The Holidays’ Top-Of-Wallet

November 13, 2019
It goes without saying that the holiday shopping crush presents a massive opportunity for merchants and banks to cash in on the incredible uptick in consumer spend. In 2018, American...

Can A Sunblock Spraydown Stimulate Poolside Spend?

July 04, 2019
No one in the history of mankind has ever enjoyed a sunburn — they’re hot and uncomfortable, they make one’s skin feel two or three sizes too small and, over...