Consumer Spending

Retailers Will Be Major Beneficiaries Of Third Stimulus Check And Extended Unemployment Benefits

Retailers Will Be Major Beneficiaries Of Third Stimulus Check And Extended Unemployment Benefits
Retailers Will Be Major Beneficiaries Of Third Stimulus Check And Extended Unemployment Benefits
March 08, 2021  |  Retail

As the third federal stimulus package works its way through Congress and closer to President Biden’s desk, retailers and industry trade groups are poised to...

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Consumer Credit Card Debt Hits Lowest Point Since 2017
Consumer Credit Card Debt Hits Lowest Point Since 2017
March 08, 2021  |  Debt

U.S. credit card debt dropped to its lowest point since 2017 as borrowing fell off in January for the first time since August, the Associated...

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Dorsey Sells Twitter’s First Tweet As NFT; $2.5 Million Bid
Dorsey Sells Twitter’s First Tweet As NFT; $2.5 Million Bid
March 07, 2021  |  Blockchain

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is auctioning off the first-ever tweet as digital memorabilia, Reuters reports. The tweet, from Dorsey, reads “just setting up my twittr”...

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Apparel And Travel Pack Up For A Comeback
Apparel And Travel Pack Up For A Comeback
March 05, 2021  |  Retail

It was a little too much to hope that the world would somehow magically revert back to the way things were a year ago when...

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Whole Paycheck: Walmart Chases A FinTech Future As More Touchless Amazon Go Stores Roll Out
Whole Paycheck: Walmart Chases A FinTech Future As More Touchless Amazon Go Stores Roll Out
March 05, 2021  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

With the fourth-quarter earnings season safely behind them, the country’s top two retailers have gone back to executing the plans they just updated. The battle...

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Spring Break Travel Dips To 12 Percent Of Americans
Spring Break Travel Dips To 12 Percent Of Americans
March 04, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The spring break season, usually a major U.S. travel period for college students, now looks desolate as the pandemic continues, with only around one in...

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Snapcommerce Grabs $85 Million For AI-Driven Mobile Commerce
Snapcommerce Grabs $85 Million For AI-Driven Mobile Commerce
March 04, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Snapcommerce, the message-driven mobile commerce platform for the price-conscious, has come off a funding round with $85 million, a press release says. Get the Full...

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Will Grocers Retain Their Share Of Food Spending Post-Pandemic?
Will Grocers Retain Their Share Of Food Spending Post-Pandemic?
March 03, 2021  |  Retail

For a long time, it seemed that restaurants’ growing share of the market could not be stopped, with younger consumers even more likely than their...

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Lyft Revises Forecast; Sees Increase In Ridesharing
Lyft Revises Forecast; Sees Increase In Ridesharing
March 03, 2021  |  Earnings

Lyft reported a sooner-than-expected recovery with one of its best weeks since the pandemic started, according to CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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