Currently, as reported in our report Private Label Credit Cards, 55% of adults have private-label (store-only) credit cards, with 44% (or 80% of overall consumer credit cardholders) having used them in the last 30 days.
July 21, 2021There are a lot of stereotypes about the differences between men’s and women’s shopping habits. But what do the data say?
October 1, 2019Today’s teens and young adults display a wide range of complicated and contradictory characteristics that create an unparalleled challenge for marketers.
July 19, 2018Three of the top trends impacting the jewelry and watch market
June 18, 2018The US civilian labor force is forecast to reach 167 million people in 2022 on annual average growth of less than 1.0%. At the same time, the number of unemployed workers in the labor force is expected to increase by 1.7% annually to 2022.
March 8, 2018Between 2006 and 2016 African-Americans were responsible for a significant portion of the growth in several key categories of financial services.
February 12, 2018Fast fashion – the trend toward selling clothing featuring the latest designs to consumers as quickly and cheaply as possible – has long been the driving force in the apparel market. To the annoyance of many consumers, two consequences of this trend have been that clothing has become less durable and less unique.
October 11, 2017If you have pain, take a pain reliever; if you can’t sleep, take sleep medication. Right? Wrong. Packaged Facts’ survey analysis suggests that sleep disturbance sufferers are much less likely than pain sufferers to take either OTC or prescription drugs to treat their condition. And yet OTC and prescription sleep remedies do the job: disturbance sufferers who take medication to treat their condition report high rates of relief.
March 8, 2017Once home to consumers with higher risk profiles and higher chargeoff rates, store credit card volume and active accounts took a nosedive during the recession, as issuer portfolios groaned under the strain of bad debt and reduced customer engagement. But signs point to a private label turnaround. Deal-making activity suggests that private label card programs have become a more viable and stable income source for issuers; the payment card segment has been buoyed by a spate of deals that has invig...
August 15, 2013