Holiday Shopping

Walmart Turns Black Friday Into 3-Part Shopping Event

Walmart Turns Black Friday Into 3-Part Shopping Event
Walmart Turns Black Friday Into 3-Part Shopping Event
October 26, 2026  |  Retail

Walmart has announced what it calls “three major holiday shopping events” for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. “Walmart research shows that 60% of shoppers say...

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Amazon Uses Healthcare and Banking to Woo More Holiday Workers
Amazon Uses Healthcare and Banking to Woo More Holiday Workers
October 20, 2026  |  Personnel

Amazon will begin offering seasonal workers health coverage to attract more workers for the holiday shopping season. The eCommerce giant made that announcement Tuesday (Oct....

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Conversational AI Becomes New Front Door for Holiday Shopping
Conversational AI Becomes New Front Door for Holiday Shopping
December 12, 2025  |  Retail

The traditional holiday shopping journey, a linear path of keyword searches, doom-scrolling and multi-step checkouts, is being dismantled in real-time. This season is seeing the...

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American Express Reports 9% Increase in Consumer Spending Around Thanksgiving
American Express Reports 9% Increase in Consumer Spending Around Thanksgiving
December 10, 2025  |  Retail

Consumer retail spending from the week before Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday (Dec. 1) was up 9% year over year, American Express Chairman and CEO Stephen...

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The Gen X Factor in This Year’s Holiday Shopping Equation
The Gen X Factor in This Year’s Holiday Shopping Equation
December 08, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Gen Xers, the powerhouse of the U.S. consumer economy, are cutting back amid current financial challenges, a move that may already be impacting holiday spending....

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78% of Shoppers Worry About Holiday Fraud Surge
78% of Shoppers Worry About Holiday Fraud Surge
December 08, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report finds that retailers will enter this year’s peak shopping season defending themselves on more fronts than ever before. The report, Securing...

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Google Chrome Enables Autofill of Loyalty Card Numbers and Travel Details
Google Chrome Enables Autofill of Loyalty Card Numbers and Travel Details
December 05, 2025  |  News

Google is adding four new features to the autofill function of its Chrome browser that it said will streamline checkout for gifts or travel during...

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Visa: 47% of Americans Use AI Tools for Holiday Shopping
Visa: 47% of Americans Use AI Tools for Holiday Shopping
December 03, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Forty-seven percent of Americans are using artificial intelligence tools to help with shopping during this holiday season, according to Visa. The most common uses for...

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