money talks.

 A data blog about where people are spending their money.
Interesting insights about how people are ‘talking’ with their dollars.
And about what can you learn by looking into transaction data?

 
Walmart Black Friday Spend Trend Results
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Walmart Black Friday Spend Trend Results

Walmart's Black Friday 2022 spend level was slightly up from 2021, sales transaction data reveals. Does that mean Walmart will be a go-to retailer for holiday shopping? Find out now.

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Best Buy Black Friday Performance Results
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Best Buy Black Friday Performance Results

Best Buy's Black Friday looks like they dipped from last year, alternative data and customer spending data show. Find out if this may be due to inflation, layoffs, or other factors.

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Costco Black Friday Results Performance
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Costco Black Friday Results Performance

Costco has shown strong growth every year over the past 4 years, despite the pandemic, customer data shows. Here’s what alternative data insights you can glean from those findings.

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Fitness Spend by Generation
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Fitness Spend by Generation

Which generations are keeping up with fitness spend & which ones are building new habits? Find out what’s revealed via customer & alternative data.

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Adidas & Nike Sales Leading Up to The World Cup
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Adidas & Nike Sales Leading Up to The World Cup

YOY sales for Adidas & Nike were negative in 2021 leading up to the biggest sporting event, alternative data shows. Here’s a look at the world of difference a year can make through the lens of customer spending & alternative data.

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Sports Betting is Growing Fast!
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Sports Betting is Growing Fast!

With the World Cup starting, sports betting is growing FAST, customer data shows. Here’s why & what alternative data trends are emerging.

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DTC Optical Market Share Growth
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

DTC Optical Market Share Growth

TC Optical brands have been gaining huge market share in the optical category for the past 4 years, the latest customer spending & alternative data show. See how that growth has spiked recently.

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US Inflation Affecting Grocery Bills?
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

US Inflation Affecting Grocery Bills?

Grocery store transactions have surged recently, credit card & customer spending data shows. Here’s how much grocery spend has increased & what insights we can glean from the alternative data.

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Prime Day Spend Acceleration
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Prime Day Spend Acceleration

We used consumer credit card transaction data to analyze Prime Day spending. Here’s what we found & how much customer spending has surged over the past year.

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Movie Theater Spend Acceleration
Cooper Doxey Cooper Doxey

Movie Theater Spend Acceleration

Guess who spent more to see Top Gun: Maverick vs. Jurassic World? See the story told by credit card spending & alternative data. Hint: you’ll be surprised!

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Indexed Coffee Spend by Generation
Cooper Doxey Cooper Doxey

Indexed Coffee Spend by Generation

Gen Z & Millennial coffee spending increased while Gen X & Boomer coffee spending decreased, the alternative data reveals. Here’s what’s behind these numbers & what insights you can glean from them.

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