With many lockdowns lifted, consumers opened up their wallets again.

Source: Synchrony Bank

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Consumer behavior trends:
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https://www.insiderintelligence.com/insights/future-retail-trends-industry-forecast/
https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/research/buy-now-pay-later-statistics/
https://influencermarketinghub.com/retail-trends/
https://financesonline.com/retail-trends/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolis/2021/03/02/whats-next-for-small-businesses-4-trends-and-predictions-for-2021-and-beyond/?sh=5cfce1cf1832

Consumer spending trends:
https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/economy/us-consumer-spending-after-covid.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/18/the-post-pandemic-spending-spree-begins-6-things-americans-are-buying.html
https://ihsmarkit.com/research-analysis/trends-in-postpandemic-consumer-spending.html
https://www.npd.com/news/thought-leadership/2021/10-consumer-trends-we-re-watching-in-2021/

References:

1 Synchrony’s Sept 2021 consumer trend report
2 https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/research/buy-now-pay-later-statistics/
3 https://www.score.org/resource/infographic-consumer-trends-bring-opportunity-small-businesses
4 https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/economy/us-consumer-spending-after-covid.html
5 https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255760/bnpl-lending-market-size-usa/
6 https://www.bazaarvoice.com/uk/resources/pandemics-and-presents-a-look-at-how-consumers-plan-to-shop-for-the- holidays-in-2020/
7 https://www.globaldata.com/multichannel-retail-covid-19-report-consumer-retailer-behavior-pandemic-demonstrate- online-physical-sales-channels-form-highly-competitive-single-retail-market-according-lates/
8 https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/www/us/en/experience-cloud/digital-insights/pdfs/adobe_analytics-digital- economy-index-2020.pdf
9 https://www.raydiant.com/blog/state-of-consumer-behavior-2021/
10 https://www.groundtruth.com/insight/consumer-trends-to-watch/

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