Holiday Shopping

Facebook Makes Gift Ideas Shareable With Collections
Facebook Makes Gift Ideas Shareable With Collections
December 05, 2018  |  Retail

To potentially help shoppers discover and exchange gift ideas, Facebook is letting its users share collections on its social media platform. The feature allows consumers...

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Today In Data: The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (For Cybercrime)
Today In Data: The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (For Cybercrime)
December 03, 2018  |  Today In Data

A tidal wave  of consumers hit the stores (online and real world) for the kick-off weekend of the holiday shopping season, trying to snap up...

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Report: Americans Anxious About Bills; Almost Half Pay Late
Report: Americans Anxious About Bills; Almost Half Pay Late
November 29, 2018  |  Economy

Six out of every 10 Americans are anxious about their bills, and almost half (46 percent) pay them late, according to a report by the...

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Why Cyber Monday Is Quietly Becoming Cyber Week
Why Cyber Monday Is Quietly Becoming Cyber Week
November 29, 2018  |  Retail

By all accounts, Cyber Monday 2018 was a roaring success. With, according to the most popular estimate, 7.9 billion in online sales, the result beat...

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PayPal Mobile Payments Get A $2B Holiday Boost
PayPal Mobile Payments Get A $2B Holiday Boost
November 28, 2018  |  Mobile

If Hollywood, gripped by reboot fever, ever remakes the 1983 classic movie “A Christmas Story” — hey, we are just doing a thought experiment here,...

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Gift Card Spend Averages $59 Over Face Value
Gift Card Spend Averages $59 Over Face Value
November 28, 2018  |  Retail

First Data’s 2018 Prepaid Consumer Insights Study found that the average consumer is spending $59 more than the original value of their gift card, marking an...

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Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Surpass NRF’s Forecast
Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Surpass NRF’s Forecast
November 27, 2018  |  Retail

More than 165 million Americans shopped online or in stores during the period from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, surpassing the 164 million estimate the National...

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Amazon Cyber Monday Sales Hit New Record
Amazon Cyber Monday Sales Hit New Record
November 27, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon announced Tuesday (Nov. 27) that this year’s Cyber Monday was the single biggest shopping day in the company’s history, with more products ordered across...

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Today In Data: The Payments And Commerce Rapid Reset
Today In Data: The Payments And Commerce Rapid Reset
November 27, 2018  |  Today In Data

The world going into holiday 2018 is a very different place than it was even a year ago – though the changes may not be...

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