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Restaurants Lead 8.1% Rise in Retail Sales in November

Restaurants Lead 8.1% Rise in Retail Sales in November
Restaurants Lead 8.1% Rise in Retail Sales in November
December 09, 2022  |  Retail

Consumers spent more in the restaurant, fuel and convenience, and grocery sectors in November. Those sectors were the big winners during a month in which...

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Amazon and Walmart Add Tech to Boost Buying and Fulfillment
Amazon and Walmart Add Tech to Boost Buying and Fulfillment
December 09, 2022  |  Retail

Amazon and Walmart are hoping new tech will make the holidays a little less difficult. While no one thought 2022’s busy season was ever going...

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Digital Payments Give Retailers an Edge With Credit-Leaning Shoppers
Digital Payments Give Retailers an Edge With Credit-Leaning Shoppers
December 07, 2022  |  Digital Payments

More shoppers are turning to financing alternatives to make the holidays merry and bright. This includes one-third of Black Friday shoppers, who funded their purchases...

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UK SMBs Missing Link to Strengthening Food Supply Chain Resilience
UK SMBs Missing Link to Strengthening Food Supply Chain Resilience
December 07, 2022  |  Supply Chain

With the U.K.’s food security at risk, SMBs can help create more resilient supply chains. The U.K.’s National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned that a...

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It’s ‘Deal or No Deal’ for Cash-Strapped Holiday Shoppers
It’s ‘Deal or No Deal’ for Cash-Strapped Holiday Shoppers
December 06, 2022  |  Shopping

Tight budgets are putting merchants in a bind this holiday season. Fifty-six million consumers across the United States say they are skipping holiday shopping entirely...

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CE 100 Gains 3.1% as Tencent Leads Payment Names Higher
CE 100 Gains 3.1% as Tencent Leads Payment Names Higher
December 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Connected economy names surged as investors cheered signs of resilient consumer spending. To that end, the CE 100 Index outpaced the broader markets, gaining 3.1%...

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Eat, Pay, Love — a Meditation on Holiday Spending
Eat, Pay, Love — a Meditation on Holiday Spending
December 03, 2022  |  Retail

It turns out that dining, shopping, and even paying for such delights is uplifting. As in scientifically, and numerically as the case may be for...

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Welcome to the Less Worse Than Expected Holiday
Welcome to the Less Worse Than Expected Holiday
December 02, 2022  |  Retail

The Fed, the largest grocer and now Amazon all offered hope on consumers and inflation. The trio of comments this week come in the wake...

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