holidays

Walmart US eCommerce Sales Jump 28% as Consumers Seek Value
Walmart US eCommerce Sales Jump 28% as Consumers Seek Value
November 20, 2025  |  Earnings

Walmart’s third-quarter 2026 earnings results, released Thursday (Nov. 20), show that value remains the dominant force shaping consumer behavior, with shoppers increasingly using digital channels...

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Consumers Lose Ground in Holiday Shopping Season Even as Paycheck Stress Briefly Eases
Consumers Lose Ground in Holiday Shopping Season Even as Paycheck Stress Briefly Eases
November 20, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

As the annual holiday shopping ritual ramps up, consumers’ finances are less robust than they might appear. Last month, PYMNTS Intelligence surveyed more than 2,100...

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PYMNTS Weekender: The Retro Economy Wants Your Black Friday Cart
PYMNTS Weekender: The Retro Economy Wants Your Black Friday Cart
November 15, 2025  |  Retail

If the future is evenly distributed, so is nostalgia. The hottest holiday flex this year isn’t artificial intelligence in your earbuds. It’s a cassette in...

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PayPal Expands ‘Pay in 4’ BNPL Offering to Canada
PayPal Expands ‘Pay in 4’ BNPL Offering to Canada
November 10, 2025  |  BNPL

PayPal’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering is heading north in time for the holidays. Beginning with this year’s holiday shopping season, PayPal Pay in...

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More Than Half of Retailers Now Use AI to Catch Fraudsters
More Than Half of Retailers Now Use AI to Catch Fraudsters
October 29, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

The holiday season is the most lucrative and perilous time of the year for retailers. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Securing the Season: Fighting Fraud Without...

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Walmart Brings ChatGPT to Checkout as Amazon Bets on Its Own Bots
Walmart Brings ChatGPT to Checkout as Amazon Bets on Its Own Bots
October 16, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Retail is rarely quiet for long, and the rumble shaking the industry this fall doesn’t sound like a typical holiday rush or pricing war. It...

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Amazon Seeks 250K Holiday Workers Amid Muted Hiring Season
Amazon Seeks 250K Holiday Workers Amid Muted Hiring Season
October 13, 2025  |  Retail

Amazon plans to keep its hiring levels flat for the 2025 holiday season. The eCommerce giant is expecting to hire 250,000 for its busiest season,...

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Affirm to Debut ‘0% Days’ Shopping Promotion in US
Affirm to Debut ‘0% Days’ Shopping Promotion in US
October 09, 2025  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm introduced a promotion across the United States, offering shoppers interest-free payment plans as the holiday season approaches. The...

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Sezzle Adds New BNPL Merchants Ahead of Holidays
Sezzle Adds New BNPL Merchants Ahead of Holidays
October 07, 2025  |  BNPL

Pay later platform Sezzle expanded its merchant list ahead of the holiday shopping season. “Holiday budgets are under pressure,” a Tuesday (Oct. 7) company news...

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