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Amazon CEO: Consumers Are Trying to Stretch Dollars

Amazon CEO: Consumers Are Trying to Stretch Dollars
Amazon CEO: Consumers Are Trying to Stretch Dollars
November 30, 2022  |  Retail

Amazon is reportedly finding that shoppers are looking for deals, especially on big-ticket items. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the firm saw that people care about getting...

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Amazon Reports Largest-Ever Thanksgiving Shopping Weekend
Amazon Reports Largest-Ever Thanksgiving Shopping Weekend
November 30, 2022  |  Retail

Amazon said this year’s Thanksgiving shopping weekend was its largest ever. The retail giant said Wednesday (Nov. 30) that the period between Thanksgiving and Cyber...

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Patience and Cash-Like Payment Options Lead Peak Shopping Season
Patience and Cash-Like Payment Options Lead Peak Shopping Season
November 29, 2022  |  Retail

Cash equivalents came on strong in the closely watched Cyber Five weekend that ended Monday (Nov. 28). Faced with staggering inflation that pushed paycheck-to-paycheck households...

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Shoppers Go Deep on BNPL and eCommerce as Holiday Shopping Ramps Up
Shoppers Go Deep on BNPL and eCommerce as Holiday Shopping Ramps Up
November 28, 2022  |  Retail

Driven by an inflation-fueled demand for deals, the official kick-off weekend of the 2022 shopping season outperformed events of the past two years albeit with...

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Health and Wellness Options Increase as Brits Gift Subscriptions This Holiday Season
Health and Wellness Options Increase as Brits Gift Subscriptions This Holiday Season
November 27, 2022  |  Subscriptions

As noted in the November edition of the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker, nearly two-thirds of U.K. consumers plan to reevaluate their subscriptions in the next...

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Mastercard: Black Friday Spending Up 12% Despite Inflation
Mastercard: Black Friday Spending Up 12% Despite Inflation
November 27, 2022  |  Retail

In spite of inflation, American consumers spent the day of Thanksgiving shopping — both online and off — and dining out, leading to double-digit sales...

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Grocery Stores Win Big This Holiday Season
Grocery Stores Win Big This Holiday Season
November 25, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

The Grinch is surely pleased that 15 million Americans — that’s almost 6% of all U.S. consumers — who bought holiday gifts last year say they’ll...

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Crimped Consumers Tap Their Inner Pilgrim to Fight Inflation
Crimped Consumers Tap Their Inner Pilgrim to Fight Inflation
November 24, 2022  |  Economy

The bird’s likely a bit smaller. The pies, store bought. The sides? Maybe potluck — and your aunt’s trial-and-error adventures in cranberry sauce are known for being both an...

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