Co-op Solutions Press Archives

March spending trends: Return to seasonality

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (April 13, 2022) — As unremarkable as it may seem, seasonal predictability has been largely missing over the past two-plus years, thanks to the pandemic and its associated economic volatility. The big news this month is that, according to Co-op credit union ...

February spending trends: Strong month as further uncertainty looms

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (March 15, 2022) — Whereas January’s headlines were all about the fast-moving Omicron variant, attention turned in February to rising inflation, a looming war in Europe and a stock market that dipped into correction territory. Much of February’s economic data ...

CO-OP Financial Services rebrands as Co-op Solutions

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (February 28, 2022) — CO-OP Financial Services is now Co-op Solutions, the company announced today at the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). The company’s rebranding, including a new name, corporate tagline and logo, represents Co-op’s ongoing evolution as a proven ...

CO-OP adds new speakers and will reveal insightful new research at Think 22

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (February 24, 2022) — CO-OP Financial Services is adding two new world-class thought leaders to its line-up of keynote speakers for THINK 22, and will unveil new, insightful research outlining growth opportunities for credit unions, all designed to help attendees “Rethink Everything.” ...

December spending trends: Pause and reflect

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (January 19, 2022) — 2021 ended on a high note, as consumers overcame concerns with the recent rise in omicron cases to drive spending over the extended holiday shopping season back to pre-pandemic levels. This behavior signals a strong start to the ...

November spending trends: The return to in-store

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (December 20, 2021) — The highly anticipated Thanksgiving Day/Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend brought mixed results to the retail sector, as year-over-year increases for in-store traffic was offset by a decline in online sales to dampen overall growth. The yearlong shift ...

October spending trends: learning to expect the unexpected

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (November 18, 2021) — With the holiday shopping season in full swing, October spending trends were largely business as usual in categories like Travel, Sports & Recreation and Retail. At the same time, a few head-scratching trends began to emerge, including a ...