Comments on: NIELSEN RETAIL UPDATE: Late Sept. Financial Turmoil Puts Pinch On U.S. Consumers http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/nielsen-retail-update-late-sept-financial-turmoil-puts-pinch-on-us-consumers/ Consumer Insights, News, Research & Reports Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:02:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: kristina a. http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/nielsen-retail-update-late-sept-financial-turmoil-puts-pinch-on-us-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-2447 kristina a. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:08:59 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=4068#comment-2447 Shopping is going to be a lot more difficult this season. Credit card companies began some tightening. It's been said that one card issuer has reduced its introductory period for zero percent interest from "six months" to "up to six months,". Others are doing away with zero percent offers and going to teaser rates as high as 5.9 percent... BTW, I found this survey about the current economic downturn and I think it’s helpful to get involved. http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p-XlwgJysoV-gV-D6-1d_XQ Shopping is going to be a lot more difficult this season. Credit card companies began some tightening. It’s been said that one card issuer has reduced its introductory period for zero percent interest from “six months” to “up to six months,”. Others are doing away with zero percent offers and going to teaser rates as high as 5.9 percent…

BTW, I found this survey about the current economic downturn and I think it’s helpful to get involved.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p-XlwgJysoV-gV-D6-1d_XQ

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