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AI Takes Center Stage in Amazon-Walmart Memorial Day Showdown

AI Takes Center Stage in Amazon-Walmart Memorial Day Showdown
AI Takes Center Stage in Amazon-Walmart Memorial Day Showdown
May 23, 2025  |  Retail

Memorial Day may commemorate American sacrifice and the unofficial start of summer. But for Amazon and Walmart, it marks a critical moment in the retail...

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Microsoft Raises Xbox Prices, Citing ‘Market Conditions’
Microsoft Raises Xbox Prices, Citing ‘Market Conditions’
May 01, 2025  |  Economy

Microsoft raised the recommended retailer pricing for its Xbox consoles and controllers worldwide, effective Thursday (May 1), and said it expects to raise the price...

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Visa Tops 4.7 Billion Credentials, Logs 44% Growth in Tokens YOY
Visa Tops 4.7 Billion Credentials, Logs 44% Growth in Tokens YOY
January 30, 2025  |  Earnings

Visa’s fiscal first-quarter results noted significant growth in payments done digitally, and in tokens and credentials issued by the payments network. Payments volume grew by...

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Amex: Card Spending by Millennials and Gen Z Up 16%
Amex: Card Spending by Millennials and Gen Z Up 16%
January 24, 2025  |  Earnings

Young consumers are keeping credit card spending buoyant, especially for American Express, which saw millennials and members of Generation Z increase their spending by double...

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66% of Consumers Look for Free Shipping When Online Shopping
66% of Consumers Look for Free Shipping When Online Shopping
January 21, 2025  |  eCommerce

When consumers are selecting an online store at which to make a purchase, free shipping is the offering that is most commonly on their checklist....

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eCommerce Rocks December as Retailers Continue Digital Shift
eCommerce Rocks December as Retailers Continue Digital Shift
January 17, 2025  |  Retail

December’s retail sales, released on Thursday (Jan. 16) by the Census Bureau, were a snapshot of consumer resilience, buoyed by end-of-year sales. And beyond the...

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Retail and Food Services Sales Grow 3.9% YOY in December
Retail and Food Services Sales Grow 3.9% YOY in December
January 16, 2025  |  Retail

Retail and food services sales in the United States grew in December. They increased 0.4% compared with November and 3.9% compared with December 2023, according...

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Target Lifts Guidance After Record Black Friday-Cyber Monday Sales
Target Lifts Guidance After Record Black Friday-Cyber Monday Sales
January 16, 2025  |  Retail

Record post-Thanksgiving sales have caused Target to raise its sales guidance. The retailer announced Thursday (Jan. 16) that it now anticipates an approximately 1.5% increase in fourth-quarter comparable sales...

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