holidays

Refurbished Items Could Help Consumers Fulfill Christmas Wishes
Refurbished Items Could Help Consumers Fulfill Christmas Wishes
November 16, 2021  |  Retail

Price and item availability are among consumers’ biggest concerns this holiday, with inflation surging past 6% and supply chain bottlenecks leaving some shelves bare. To...

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Walmart Adds Workers, Touts In-Stock Affordable Items for Holiday Shopping
Walmart Adds Workers, Touts In-Stock Affordable Items for Holiday Shopping
November 16, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart said its omnichannel approach and investments in technology in recent years have set the retailer up to meet shoppers’ needs this holiday season, with...

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October Retail Sales Beat Forecasts as Shoppers Get a Jump on the Holidays
October Retail Sales Beat Forecasts as Shoppers Get a Jump on the Holidays
November 16, 2021  |  Retail

U.S. retail and food services sales escalated last month to $638.2 billion, up 1.7% over the previous month and beating economists’ forecasts, according to a...

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Holidays Could be Tough for Consumers Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Holidays Could be Tough for Consumers Living Paycheck to Paycheck
November 16, 2021  |  Loans

Thanksgiving is in front of us, though we all know the unofficial kickoff to the holiday spending season really happens before Black Friday. Get the...

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1 in 5 Millennials Experienced Online Fraud While Holiday Shopping in 2020
1 in 5 Millennials Experienced Online Fraud While Holiday Shopping in 2020
November 11, 2021  |  Retail

All totaled, 12% of online shoppers experienced fraud during the 2020 holiday shopping season, according to The 2021 Holiday Shopping Outlook, a PYMNTS and Kount...

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Amazon’s Address-Free Gifting Tool Aims to Simplify Holiday Shopping
Amazon’s Address-Free Gifting Tool Aims to Simplify Holiday Shopping
November 11, 2021  |  Retail

One of the biggest sources of friction in the gift-giving process, particularly as eCommerce accounts for a larger share of purchases, is knowing where to...

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Global Singles’ Day Spending Puts Prime Day to Shame
Global Singles’ Day Spending Puts Prime Day to Shame
November 11, 2021  |  Retail

What started in the 1990s in China as an anti-Valentine’s Day remains the world’s largest shopping day of the year — and though regulatory scrutiny...

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Deep Dive: How Buy Now Pay Later Is Revitalizing Retail and the Economy
Deep Dive: How Buy Now Pay Later Is Revitalizing Retail and the Economy
November 10, 2021  |  BNPL

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Near-Record Imports Likely to Continue Clogging Container Ports Through Holidays
Near-Record Imports Likely to Continue Clogging Container Ports Through Holidays
November 08, 2021  |  Supply Chain

The imports at strained container ports are likely to remain at almost record levels through the end of the year as retailers brace for holiday...

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