Consumers lean on BNPL and Walmart gets excited about Anthropologie

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December 12, 2025

Consumers lean on BNPL and Walmart gets excited about Anthropologie

BNPL spending is surging this holiday season, and the big-box retailer is installing an Anthropologie shop inside its headquarters.

Sooth research "suggests that BNPL default rates could surge as much as 50% in the first quarter of 2026. Nearly three-quarters of consumers expect to carry-holiday-related debt into next year, with 17% of them saying it could take more than six months to pay it off."