Consumer Spending

Today In Connected Commerce: Ticketmaster Moves On Mobile, PayPal Prepares For A Permanent Shift And Square Puts Payroll OnDemand
Today In Connected Commerce: Ticketmaster Moves On Mobile, PayPal Prepares For A Permanent Shift And...
September 16, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

The pandemic outbreak has pushed consumers and businesses online and looking to make connections to make commerce smoother and more seamless across the board. Its...

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US Retail Sales Rose 0.6 Pct In August, Short Of 1 Pct Prediction
US Retail Sales Rose 0.6 Pct In August, Short Of 1 Pct Prediction
September 16, 2020  |  Retail

Retail sales increased in August to $537.5 billion, up 0.6 percent, according to data published on Wednesday (Sept. 16) by the U.S. Census Bureau. Get...

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PayPal’s Jim Magats: How The Last Six Months Has Changed The Future Of How Consumers Will Shop
PayPal’s Jim Magats: How The Last Six Months Has Changed The Future Of How Consumers...
September 16, 2020  |  Retail

When stay-at-home orders first went out in mid-March, consumers didn’t really see it as the start of a major shift in their lives. Most thought...

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Will A Last-Ditch Stimulus Effort Save U.S. Holiday Spending?
Will A Last-Ditch Stimulus Effort Save U.S. Holiday Spending?
September 15, 2020  |  Consumer Payments

Whether Congress and President Donald Trump agree on a second round of U.S. government stimulus for consumers and businesses has been a moving target in...

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China’s Consumer Rebound Not Enough To Boost Luxury Retail
China’s Consumer Rebound Not Enough To Boost Luxury Retail
September 15, 2020  |  International

A positive data point, indeed — but perhaps not much more than that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Retail Sales In China Improve For First Time Since January
Retail Sales In China Improve For First Time Since January
September 15, 2020  |  International

China saw retail sales increase last month for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, another sign of the country’s wider recovery. Get the Full...

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Today In Payments: Uber Eats Adds Contactless Ordering For Dining In; Consumer Sentiment Uncertain As Holidays Approach
Today In Payments: Uber Eats Adds Contactless Ordering For Dining In; Consumer Sentiment Uncertain As...
September 14, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Uber Eats added a contactless ordering feature for users who are dining in, and U.S. consumer sentiment looks uncertain as the...

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What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix
What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix
September 14, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Netflix Co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings has written a new book about building the video-streaming powerhouse that now has nearly 200 million subscribers globally, as...

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US Consumer Sentiment Looks Uncertain As Holiday-Shopping Season Approaches
US Consumer Sentiment Looks Uncertain As Holiday-Shopping Season Approaches
September 13, 2020  |  Economy

Many people prepared during the pandemic’s early days for what they forecast as a relatively short disruption to their daily lives — a few weeks...

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