In the middle of the biggest week in the biggest season, Walmart and Amazon are making news with their moves to solidify their shopping experience and last-mile delivery — because it’s hard to claim the whole paycheck for U.S. consumers if the goods can’t be...
The digital-first Holiday shopping weekend got off to a hot start as Thanksgiving looked more like Cyber Monday. Reports from Adobe, Salesforce and Shopify showed that retail sales on Thursday Nov. 26 were well ahead of expectations as the pandemic kept stores closed and online...
At a time when the coronavirus has caused a spike in unemployment and crippled countless small businesses, the pawnbroking industry has found itself in a perfect storm of sorts, which has fueled a surge in demand for loans as well as an appetite for secondhand...
The holiday shopping season — which normally would be “officially” kicking off as soon as the Thanksgiving dishes are cleared — is going to be quite a bit different than it has ever been before in 2020. It’s one that’s difficult to predict, as evidenced...
Consumers have already spent $62.5 billion online in November as holiday shopping gets underway – a 32.6 percent gain from this time last year, according to Adobe Analytics. Sales have also shot up 49.2 percent year on year since just Sunday alone, and Adobe is reiterating...
With the global pandemic making a trip to the gym feel more like a health risk than exercise has any right to reasonably be, consumers have spent the past eight or so months rewiring their fitness routines around their homes — turning garages and spare...
Epic Games is rolling out a new monthly subscription service — Fortnite Crew — for Xbox and Playstation gaming systems, timed with the Dec. 2 release of Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5 update. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
While predictions of increased spending are appearing more frequently since news of various COVID-19 vaccines has broken, PYMNTS data shows that consumers are still cautious, conservative and digital-first when it comes to holiday 2020. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
A joint outlook from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive forecasts that new vehicle retail sales for November 2020 will drop slightly from the same month the prior year, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 25) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
