spending

Spending to pay out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services
In Turkey (And Elsewhere) Devaluation Spurs Value Hunt Among Luxury Goods
In Turkey (And Elsewhere) Devaluation Spurs Value Hunt Among Luxury Goods
August 13, 2018  |  International

The vagaries of currency take on all sorts of meaning to consumers, borrowers and lenders large and small, individual and corporate. Over the last few...

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Today In Data: When Things Aren’t Quite What They Seem
Today In Data: When Things Aren’t Quite What They Seem
August 03, 2018  |  Today In Data

It is easy to get taken in by appearances, which, as the old saying goes, can be deceiving. For example, it can be hard to...

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Adyen Sizzles, Bitcoin Fizzles And Retail Gets Its Groove Back
Adyen Sizzles, Bitcoin Fizzles And Retail Gets Its Groove Back
June 15, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle of the Week: Retail’s 2018 Rebound Retail has had a rough couple of years, as most players that aren’t Amazon have struggled to cross the digital, omnichannel chasm. On the...

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Mulvaney Might Move CFPB To Cut Costs
Mulvaney Might Move CFPB To Cut Costs
May 02, 2018  |  CFPB

In a bid to save money, Mick Mulvaney is considering moving dozens of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to the basement of...

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Retail’s Newest Enemy: Daylight Savings Time
Retail’s Newest Enemy: Daylight Savings Time
November 06, 2017  |  Retail

Thanks to the end of daylight savings, which will cause it to get dark earlier, retailers can expect to see shoppers spend less. That’s according...

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How Millennials Are Propelling Halloween To New Retail Heights
How Millennials Are Propelling Halloween To New Retail Heights
October 31, 2017  |  Retail

Retailers are set to clean up this Halloween, as 2017 is looking to be a record-setter for consumer spending during the holiday. With 179 million...

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Amazon Prime Members Amass More Spend On Amazon
Amazon Prime Members Amass More Spend On Amazon
October 19, 2017  |  News

Good news for Amazon: A new study has found that Amazon Prime subscribers spend an average of $1,300 per year – and that its subscriber...

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US Consumer Debt — Ten Years Later
US Consumer Debt — Ten Years Later
August 18, 2017  |  Debt

The economic world before the Great Recession and the world ten years hence are similar-looking — but in many ways fundamentally different — places.  And...

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