{"id":52983,"date":"2025-06-25T06:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailypay.com\/press-center\/press-releases\/nearly-3-in-4-retail-workers-in-the-u-s-say-on-demand-pay-would-help-improve\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T06:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T10:00:10","slug":"nearly-3-in-4-retail-workers-in-the-u-s-say-on-demand-pay-would-help-improve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailypay.com\/press-center\/press-releases\/nearly-3-in-4-retail-workers-in-the-u-s-say-on-demand-pay-would-help-improve\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 3 in 4 Retail Workers in the U.S. Say On-Demand Pay Would Help Improve Their Finances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW YORK, June 25, 2025 <\/strong>&#8211; Retail workers across the country continue to face the challenge of paying bills on time with continued stubbornly high inflation, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/talkerresearch.com\/is-paycheck-to-paycheck-considered-an-upgrade-now\/\" title=\"\"><u>new study from Talker<\/u><\/a><u> Research<\/u>, commissioned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypay.com\/\" title=\"\"><u>DailyPay<\/u><\/a>. However, most of the retail workers polled say On-Demand Pay would help improve their finances, helping them deal with a fluctuating economy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new data from Talker outlines the financial difficulties facing the approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1081368\/monthly-retail-employment-us\/#:~:text=United%20States:%20number%20of%20employees,same%20period%20a%20year%20earlier.\" title=\"\"><u>18 million<\/u><\/a> retail workers in the U.S. Among the key findings include that 28% of retail workers surveyed say their financial health is worse than it was a year ago while 23% say their ability to pay bills has gotten worse in the past year. In fact, a slight majority of those polled (54%) say inflation in the U.S. has become worse over the last year despite the reality that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpmorgan.com\/insights\/outlook\/economic-outlook\/cpi-report-april-2025#:~:text=By%202025%2C%20both%20indices%20have,a%20notable%20peak%20in%202022.\" title=\"\"><u>inflation<\/u><\/a> has dropped by about 30% in the past year &#8211; from 3.4% in April 2024 compared to 2.3% in April 2025. Similarly, 52% of those polled rate the economy as poor and exactly half say that it&rsquo;s gotten worse over the past year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To help their employees navigate the turbulent economic waters, many top retailers are offering their employees On-Demand Pay to help them pay bills on time and manage their finances. In a separate study conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypay.com\/press-center\/press-releases\/new-research-conducted-by-arizent-demonstrates-the-positive-impact-earned\/\" title=\"\"><u>Arizent<\/u><\/a>, 80% of DailyPay users say On-Demand Pay has a positive influence on their financial habits. And according to the Talker study, over 72% of retail workers who don&rsquo;t already have On-Demand Pay say it would help improve their finances. The reasons are quite apparent. In the last year, 43% of those retail workers polled say they ran out of money between paychecks, and one third (33%) had difficulty paying bills on time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We implemented On-Demand Pay because it empowers our employees with choice and control over their earned wages to make the best financial decisions for themselves and their families,&rdquo;&nbsp;Tiffany Paquette, Director of People Technology and Operations at Puma North America. &ldquo;This financial wellness benefit is incredibly popular with our team members and has also proven to help us recruit and retain our top talent in a very competitive market.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, retail workers surveyed feel On-Demand Pay is the answer to their current financial problems. In fact, nearly 4 in 10 said they would be able to pay for necessities when they needed them. Over a quarter (27%) feel On-Demand Pay would make them feel more financially secure, and the same number feel it would simply help them enjoy their life more.<\/p>\n<p>More information on the study can be found in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypay.com\/surveys\/retail-workers-research\" title=\"\"><u>new whitepaper<\/u><\/a> on retail workers and their finances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Methodology:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talkerresearch.com\/\" title=\"\">Talker Research<\/a> surveyed 1,000 retail workers (of any age) on an hourly salary and 1,000 Gen Z workers on an hourly salary from any sector of work; the survey was commissioned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypay.com\/\" title=\"\">DailyPay<\/a> and administered and conducted online by Talker Research between May 13 and May 21, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About DailyPay&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DailyPay is a worktech platform that offers industry-leading On-Demand Pay and financial wellness solutions for employers and employees. DailyPay serves a&nbsp;business-to-business-to-consumer (&ldquo;B2B2C&rdquo;) ecosystem with its mission to power daily opportunities by providing employers with solutions to create a more engaged and productive workforce and by empowering employees to live a better financial life. DailyPay&rsquo;s platform, featuring an industry-leading On-Demand Pay solution, empowers employees to take control of their working lives, realize the benefit of their hard work in real time, and help them break living the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle. DailyPay is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit www.dailypay.com\/press.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David Schwarz<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:david.schwarz@dailypay.com\" title=\"\"><u>david.schwarz@dailypay.com<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Samantha Padilla<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:samantha.padilla@dailypay.com\" title=\"\"><u>samantha.padilla@dailypay.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, June 25, 2025 &#8211; Retail workers across the country continue to face the challenge of paying bills on time with continued stubbornly high inflation, according to a new study from Talker Research, commissioned by DailyPay. 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