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Amazon: Consumers Buy Clothes, Toys and Decor on ‘Record-Breaking’ Black Friday
Amazon // November 29, 2021

Amazon is seeing “record-breaking” Black Friday sales, with Dave Clark, Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO, saying customers were engaged. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

Afterpay Sees BNPL Pact With Westfield Shopping Centers As Brick-and-Mortar Booster
Buy Now Pay Later // July 27, 2021

For most Americans, buy now, pay later (BNPL) is still mostly an online shopping experience. That is where they first encountered the increasingly popular payment method and because BNPL offers in physical locales are less common. But Afterpay is looking to change that as the...

Car Buyers and Sellers Prefer To ‘Click The Tires’ In The COVID Era
eCommerce // October 19, 2020

COVID-19’s economic impacts continue to roil the auto industry, but rather than hurt sales, the pandemic is just increasingly moving them to digital channels. The age-old process of “kicking the tires” of a vehicle at a local dealership is increasingly moving to deal-hungry shoppers “clicking the tires”...

Grocery Stores Are Getting Super Serious About Stockpiling Goods
Retail // October 06, 2020

COVID-19’s hits seem to just keep on coming. New York City’s mayor is contemplating re-shutting down certain ZIP codes due to new outbreaks, 21 states are reporting rising cases vs. three reporting declines and President Donald Trump just spend days in the hospital with the disease....

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Afterpay Sees BNPL Pact With Westfield Shopping Centers As Brick-and-Mortar Booster

July 27, 2021
For most Americans, buy now, pay later (BNPL) is still mostly an online shopping experience. That is where they first encountered the increasingly popular payment method and because BNPL offers in physical locales are less common. But Afterpay is looking to change that as the brand struck a deal with Westfield shopping centers in the U.S., teaming […]

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Holiday Shopping Season Starts Early as Consumers Expect Price Increases

September 12, 2025
The holiday shopping season reportedly got off to an early start as consumers sought to buy gifts before the price increases that they expected took effect.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily […]

Amazon: Consumers Buy Clothes, Toys and Decor on ‘Record-Breaking’ Black Friday

November 29, 2021
Amazon is seeing “record-breaking” Black Friday sales, with Dave Clark, Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO, saying customers were engaged. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...