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Travel Pulse October 2, 2020
Travel Spending Continues to Inch Upward
Travel spending has steadily been improving since Memorial Day weekend, research shows. Now that the summer has come to an end, the industry can get a clearer picture of the effect the pandemic had on summer travel. Cardlytics, which tracks consumer spending, found that travel spending slowly improved from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day […]
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MediaPost October 2, 2020
“We Were Dark And We Were Still Doing Well”: A&W And The QSR Surprise of 2020
While the COVID crisis ravaged the dining and restaurant sector of the US economy, it was a very different story for many QSR brands within that segment.
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Los Angeles Times September 25, 2020
Rise of the ghost kitchens: How virtual restaurants are reshaping L.A.’s dining economy
It’s 11 p.m. on a weeknight and you’re hungry. Already in your pajamas, you unlock your smartphone and open a delivery app to scroll through a virtual buffet of options. One listing catches your eye: Fisher & Son’s Fish and Chips. Maybe you’ve never heard of the place, but the food, clearly displayed in enticing […]
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Restaurant Dive September 25, 2020
Dine-in traffic improves in August, but off-premise still preferred
Plenty of restaurants have scrambled to better accommodate their restaurants for more dine-in guests, including by expanding outdoor seating. However, any on-premise traffic improvements could be negatively impacted as fall and winter weather set in.
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Total Retail September 17, 2020
Year-Round Cheer: How to Cater to Peak Season Shoppers In-Store Now
Christmas in July? Not quite, but since a sizable portion of shoppers plan far ahead for the holidays, now is the time to begin engaging them. We’ve identified four main types of holiday shoppers, based on data from Google and Cardlytics around timing and mind-set — two of which are historically on the lookout for holiday shopping deals early
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Supermarket News September 16, 2020
Viewpoint: Even the essential businesses have room to grow
How leveraging purchase data can help online and in-store grocers drive additional spend.
Research & Insights

Cardlytics Q1 State of Spend
With insight into 1 out of every 2 debit and credit card swipes in the US, Cardlytics is committed to helping marketers understand and respond to current trends that are impacting their industries. We put these purchase insights into action every day through precisely targeted campaigns that drive incremental return on ad spend. This report […]

Purchase Intelligence Could be the Key to Helping Consumers Through the Cost-of-Living Crisis
While consumers are forced to juggle new demands on their finances, it creates a valuable opportunity for banks to utilise their platforms for good, building deeper relationships and positioning themselves as a resource for help.

Shopping is back, Baby!
In 2021, apparel retail and online sales recovered to pre-pandemic levels as previously sheltered consumers began shopping once again. Consumer spending levels recovered from a record sales plunge and gradually increased from January to April, but then had a sharp spike with the availability of vaccines. Spend then held strong throughout the remainder of the […]