#Consumers

Ever feel uncomfortable when a payment screen asks for a tip? We sure have. As tipping prompts become more widespread, more consumers are feeling uneasy or frustrated, but not always sure why.

With luxury consumers rapidly embracing AI, the strategic question for merchants is no longer whether agents will mediate the journey, but who controls how brands are perceived.

Data: The Conference Board; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios Consumer confidence soured in early May, according to the Conference Board, though the reading shows a far less bleak economic mood than its peer survey from the University of Michigan, which…

While policymakers focus on containing the inflation rate, consumers care more about whether their incomes grow faster than the rise in prices. This has not happened in recent years, affecting affordability.

Higher energy costs can force consumers to raid their savings and lean more on debt to cover expenses.

EU regulators said Temu failed to identify and assess the systemic risks of illegal products' on its platform and the harm they posed to consumers.

Reducing the fee will only have a marginal impact on prices while depriving the government of revenue to maintain roads.

‘This summer with tighter budgets for most consumers, every purchase is critical and every dollar counts,’ one expert said

Every US president since Nixon has called for freeing the US from ‘dependence on foreign oil’ (within ten years!). Every president has failed. Fracking, however, has delivered the goods.…

U.S. consumer sentiment has been on a downward trend since the Covid-19 pandemic. Inflation, wars and President Trump's tariffs are to blame, economists say.

The global Hard Kombucha Market is experiencing remarkable growth as consumers increasingly shift...

Coach and Kate Spade parent company Tapestry, Inc. is using agentic AI to help shoppers narrow down their choices.

The war with Iran is squeezing US businesses at a rate not seen in nearly four years, and it’s likely to cause them to raise prices for consumers even more.

Apple agreed to a $250 million settlement tied to delayed Siri AI features. Here’s who may qualify for a payout.

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New data from NielsenIQ shows that 42 percent of consumers have used at least one AI tool to shop within the past month.

Toss launched face-scan payments in September 2025 and now has close to 5 million users in South Korea. Will privacy-wary consumers elsewhere follow suit?

Dip in credit card spending in April, particularly on travel, suggests Britons preparing for harder times amid Iran war fallout

The Iran war has degraded Iran’s military strength, but the conflict has imposed high economic costs on the U.S., where consumers are feeling squeezed.