holiday shopping

Consumers Feeling Better About Inflation — Will They Feel Comfortable Spending?
Consumers Feeling Better About Inflation — Will They Feel Comfortable Spending?
January 19, 2024  |  Economy

Headed into the new year, consumers are confident about the economy, and about overall trends in inflation. As reported by the University of Michigan’s survey of...

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Retail Federation Says Consumers Kept Spending in December
Retail Federation Says Consumers Kept Spending in December
January 10, 2024  |  Retail

American retailers had a happy holiday, according to new National Retail Federation (NRF) data. Retail sales — excluding automobiles and gasoline — rose 0.44% seasonally adjusted month over...

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Two-Thirds of Shoppers Used Card-Linked Offers to Make Holiday Purchases
Two-Thirds of Shoppers Used Card-Linked Offers to Make Holiday Purchases
January 10, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The 2023 holiday shopping season provided little reprieve from rising prices, and United States consumers sought ways to manage spending. This made card-linked offers especially...

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Amazon Grabs 29% of Online Orders Ahead of Christmas
Amazon Grabs 29% of Online Orders Ahead of Christmas
January 04, 2024  |  Retail

Amazon reportedly saw its investment in faster delivery bear fruit just before Christmas. In the two weeks leading up to the holiday, the tech giant garnered...

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Adobe: Online Holiday Sales Reached Record $222 Billion in 2023
Adobe: Online Holiday Sales Reached Record $222 Billion in 2023
January 04, 2024  |  Retail

Online sales reached a new record in 2023, thanks in part to buy now, pay later options. New data from Adobe, released Thursday (Jan. 4) showed...

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Retailers Wrestle With ‘Trillion Dollar Problem’ of Returns
Retailers Wrestle With ‘Trillion Dollar Problem’ of Returns
December 26, 2023  |  Retail

The holiday shopping season has come to a close. The holiday returns season has just begun, and if past years are any indication, consumers could be...

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Holiday Online Retail Sales Jump 6.3% Amid ‘Deliberate’ Spending
Holiday Online Retail Sales Jump 6.3% Amid ‘Deliberate’ Spending
December 26, 2023  |  Retail

American consumers upped their holiday spending this year, doing a lot of that spending online. That’s according to preliminary results from Mastercard’s SpendingPulse released Tuesday (Dec....

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Retailers Offer Fewer Discounts as Consumers Seek Last-Minute Gifts
Retailers Offer Fewer Discounts as Consumers Seek Last-Minute Gifts
December 22, 2023  |  Retail

As the holiday season approaches, last-minute shoppers are reportedly finding that major retailers are offering smaller discounts and fewer markdowns on their products. The reduction...

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72% of Consumers Plan to Shop With Small Businesses This Holiday Season
72% of Consumers Plan to Shop With Small Businesses This Holiday Season
December 21, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Surpassing all expectations, consumers turned up in record numbers for this year’s Black Friday weekend, the traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season in the...

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