With so many purchases to make for others every holiday shopping season, is it any surprise that some consumers stray from their gift lifts and indulge in some retail therapy for themselves every once in a while? Pushing shoppers toward last-minute impulse buys is a...
With more and more sales during the holiday shopping season edging over to the digital side of retail, it’s hard to tell just how important purchases made on Black Friday really are to in-store merchants anymore. Despite that, underwhelming sales predictions aren’t good news by any...
In an age when retailers fight tooth and nail to retain every customer, brands are used to offering extra incentives to sweeten the pot for reluctant buyers. Some merchants might employ sophisticated loyalty programs that track activity over time, while others in need of sales in...
Of all the platitudes that pundits use to describe the millennial generation, one of the most pervasive might be that these young consumers just don’t spend like their parents did. While any generation is large enough to defy such simplistic generalizations, there’s often a palpable...
Christmas is usually known for a general effusion of cheer and goodwill throughout communities – at least that’s how things are supposed to run. Instead, the holiday shopping season can get some consumers so riled up that things like lining up days in advance for...
Americans are borrowing more with a steady job market and low gas prices backing consumer confidence. In July, consumer credit swelled at a 6.7 percent annual rate to reach $19.1 billion after climbing every month for almost four years straight, the Federal Reserve said. Revolving...
eBay will soon be banning PayPal rivals, ProPay and Skrill, from offering payment services to sellers on its platform. In a letter sent out by eBay to its sellers, the company said: “Over the course of this year, eBay has conducted a global review of...
What worries consumers more – having their house robbed or having their financial information compromised? The answer to that, along with fresh new insights about how consumers feel about money and the security of their payments and financial assets was the topic of conversation...
MasterCard is on a roll with exciting announcements revealed at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Today, the company announced its findings from the third annual Mobile Payments Study. The study, developed with PRIME Research, tracked global social media posts across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Forums, Weibo...
