consumer behavior

New Black Friday Data: Shoppers Spent Big (Or Stayed Home)
New Black Friday Data: Shoppers Spent Big (Or Stayed Home)
November 30, 2018  |  Retail

The dust has settled from Black Friday, from the door-busting deals and bursting inboxes of coupons to the parking lots full of cars. The numbers...

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Is AI The New Debt Collector?
Is AI The New Debt Collector?
November 29, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

 It's said an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and the maxim can be applied to debt recovery efforts that average a...

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Fitness Tracker Incentives And The New World Of Health Commerce
Fitness Tracker Incentives And The New World Of Health Commerce
November 29, 2018  |  Healthcare

On the surface, the idea seems deeply pragmatic — a thought that comes straight from the storied intellectual school of “well, duh!” and a tradition that...

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Gift Card Spend Averages $59 Over Face Value
Gift Card Spend Averages $59 Over Face Value
November 28, 2018  |  Retail

First Data’s 2018 Prepaid Consumer Insights Study found that the average consumer is spending $59 more than the original value of their gift card, marking an...

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Is Voice The Glue Of The Google Ecosystem?
Is Voice The Glue Of The Google Ecosystem?
November 28, 2018  |  Ecosystems

Five years ago, a voice-activated device was mostly something that existed in the realm of science fiction. Siri had been around for a year or two...

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Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Surpass NRF’s Forecast
Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Surpass NRF’s Forecast
November 27, 2018  |  Retail

More than 165 million Americans shopped online or in stores during the period from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, surpassing the 164 million estimate the National...

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Amazon Cyber Monday Sales Hit New Record
Amazon Cyber Monday Sales Hit New Record
November 27, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon announced Tuesday (Nov. 27) that this year’s Cyber Monday was the single biggest shopping day in the company’s history, with more products ordered across...

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Top 10 Shopping Apps Had A Strong Black Friday Showing
Top 10 Shopping Apps Had A Strong Black Friday Showing
November 26, 2018  |  Retail

The nation’s top 10 shopping apps had a strong showing in Apple’s App Store during the Black Friday shopping weekend, with the combined apps adding...

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Data Dive: Black Friday, Blue Apron And Banning Facial Recognition From China
Data Dive: Black Friday, Blue Apron And Banning Facial Recognition From China
November 26, 2018  |  Data Dive

The turkey has been eaten, the leftovers have been wrapped up and there is only one thing left to do for most Americans: face the...

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