holiday spending

Report: Two-Thirds of Retailers Have Excess Inventory as Holidays Approach

Report: Two-Thirds of Retailers Have Excess Inventory as Holidays Approach
Report: Two-Thirds of Retailers Have Excess Inventory as Holidays Approach
November 13, 2023  |  Retail

American retailers could be saddled with a glut of inventory for the holiday shopping season. With that in mind, chains could see their profit margins...

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Google Intros Holiday Shopping Tools as Consumers Seek Deals
Google Intros Holiday Shopping Tools as Consumers Seek Deals
November 07, 2023  |  News

Google has introduced new search tools designed to help shoppers find holiday deals. The tech giant announced Tuesday (Nov. 7) that it was rolling out...

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Klarna Reports Quarterly Profit as Shoppers Embrace BNPL
Klarna Reports Quarterly Profit as Shoppers Embrace BNPL
November 06, 2023  |  BNPL

Rising buy now, pay later (BNPL) use among Americans helped give Klarna a profitable quarter. The Swedish payments company announced earnings Monday (Nov. 3) showing...

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Tech Giants’ Murky Forecasts Make Investors Nervous
Tech Giants’ Murky Forecasts Make Investors Nervous
November 05, 2023  |  Big Tech

Recent big tech earnings reports have reportedly made Wall Street worried about the year’s end. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Nov. 5), companies like Apple, Meta, Tesla and Alphabet have given investors...

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1 in 5 Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Use Credit to Cope With Unexpected Financial Difficulties
1 in 5 Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Use Credit to Cope With Unexpected Financial Difficulties
October 19, 2023  |  Personal Finance

Living paycheck to paycheck is a financial reality for many Americans, a trend that PYMNTS has tracked for some time. According to a recent report...

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Consumer Sentiment Study Sees Jump in Inflation One Year Out
Consumer Sentiment Study Sees Jump in Inflation One Year Out
October 13, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers don’t think the pressures on the household budgets are going to abate anytime soon. And certainly not in the next year. The University of...

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Consumers More Cost-Conscious During Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days
Consumers More Cost-Conscious During Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days
October 10, 2023  |  Retail

Shoppers are reportedly opting for affordable items during Amazon’s fall sale for Prime subscribers. Early data from the retailer’s Prime Big Deal Days event reveals...

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Mobile Set to Overtake Desktop in $221 Billion Holiday Shopping Season
Mobile Set to Overtake Desktop in $221 Billion Holiday Shopping Season
October 05, 2023  |  eCommerce

This year’s holiday shopping season will belong to mobile sales and buy now, pay later. That’s according to Adobe, which on Thursday (Oct. 5) released...

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