Tag: consumer preferences

Travellers Expect Flexible Payments, Lufthansa Taps Klarna to Deliver It

Lufthansa Group is taking a significant step toward meeting travellers’ shifting payment expectations, launching a new partnership with Klarna to bring flexible payment options to customers across Europe and the United States. The move aligns closely with consumers increasingly steering...

UK Shoppers Turn to Second-Hand and Cheaper Delivery in Response to Rising Costs

Retailers preparing for Black Friday and Christmas are facing a customer base they no longer entirely recognise. ShipStation’s latest survey suggests that rising costs have pushed shoppers into building entirely new habits. Many of those habits now favour second-hand goods,...

Brands Lose Customers the Second Product Information Stops Making Sense

Shoppers are becoming far more decisive and far less forgiving when product information fails to meet their expectations. New findings from Akeneo’s 2025 PX Pulse survey reveal that the moment product details become confusing, incomplete, or inconsistent, customers leave. They...

AI Gains Ground in Purchases but Phone Calls Still Rule for Help

Consumers are warming up to AI in the buyer journey, but they draw the line at losing access to real people, according to new research from Invoca. The B2C Buyer Experience Report 2025, based on a survey of 1,000 consumers making...

Most Shoppers Browse Online But Still Buy In-Store

Despite the steady growth of e-commerce, physical stores are far from dead, and closing them en masse may be a costly mistake, according to new insights from the EY Future Consumer Index. The research urges retailers to rethink their store...

It’s Time to Make Online Shopping Fun Again

The thrill of discovering an unexpected gem during a casual shopping trip has all but vanished. Online shopping arrived with promises of endless choice and effortless convenience, but somewhere along the way, a vital spark quietly faded. Nicole Kivel, managing director,...

Survey Reveals Luxury Demand Softens as Consumer Optimism Falls

Luxury consumers are growing more cautious, which is reflected in the lowered demand for high-end goods as confidence in the economy continues to slip. The latest Saks Global Luxury Pulse survey found that only 28% of luxury consumers feel optimistic about...

Retailers Push Price Hikes Even If It Costs Them Consumer Loyalty

Despite knowing full well that customers will be furious, most retail execs are still planning to raise prices. That’s the takeaway from a new report by First Insight, Tariffs & Trust: Why Retailers Risk Loyalty with Price Hikes, which reveals a...

Is human interaction the new inconvenience? According to Gen Z, it is

For younger consumers, convenience increasingly means avoiding people altogether. A new Consumer Pulse survey from GoDaddy reveals that Gen Z and Millennials are quietly rewriting the rules of commerce, and human interaction is becoming a casualty. In a poll of 1,500...

Gen Z and Millennials threaten to walk if businesses don’t offer in-app payments

A new survey suggests the checkout counter may soon be extinct, at least for anyone under 40. According to payments infrastructure provider NMI, 64% of Gen Z and Millennials say that if a business doesn’t offer in-app payments, they’ll take...