The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) and American Express have recently released their fifth annual Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey. The survey found, among other things, that small businesses this year are in for record revenues on Small Business Saturday. Here are some of the...
Physical stores are no longer at the top of everyone’s shopping lists, instead preferring to seek out items online, according to new research. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Black Friday has far-reaching implications beyond retail’s brick-and-mortar and virtual aisles. As Reuters reported headed into the holiday weekend, loan investors are eyeing shopping traffic and spending as a number of retailers in which they have invested face headwinds. Get the Full Story Complete the...
If getting up early to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is your family’s tradition, you’re in good company. Very few may remember the first parade, as its in its ninetieth year. Of course, the parade has evolved with some new additions — some age-old traditions...
It’s a bit late in the season for an Olympics or World Series tie-in, so instead here’s this: The anxieties of retailers everywhere may have just been confirmed. New data from Verto Analytics shows that here’s Amazon, and then there’s everyone else. Get the Full...
Aiming to get a leg-up on internet merchants, traditional retailers are embracing new ways to bring people into the stores this holiday season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
A few years ago, PYMNTS told you the history of Black Friday — from its early origins in Philly to its declared "death" in 2013. But history kept going on, as it tends to, and Black Friday isn't dead these days so much as different....
“[Black] Friday can’t come soon enough” may be the sentiment many big-box retailers are feeling, but it’s the exact slogan Apple is touting as it re-joins the big shopping day after famously taking a pass last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Astound Commerce just released a Holiday Report infographic based on a survey that reveals key insights into consumers’ shopping behavior, in-store preferences and social commerce actions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
