Consumer Spending

‘Super Saturday’ Retail Sales Expected To Surpass Black Friday
‘Super Saturday’ Retail Sales Expected To Surpass Black Friday
December 18, 2019  |  Retail

The biggest shopping day of the year, despite the shorter holiday shopping season, will be the Saturday before Christmas, according to a report by Reuters....

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Fed Study: Electronic Devices Used In 24 Pct. Of Consumer Payments
Fed Study: Electronic Devices Used In 24 Pct. Of Consumer Payments
December 09, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Cards over cash – specifically, debit cards over cash. Among the findings of the recent 2018 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice, produced through several of...

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Why Installment Payments Are Fashionable This Holiday Season
Why Installment Payments Are Fashionable This Holiday Season
December 06, 2019  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Consumers — especially millennials and Generation Z — are looking for new commerce experiences during the 2019 holiday season. However, they are also hesitant to...

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Oct. Retail Sales Drop 0.6 Pct. In Euro Zone
Oct. Retail Sales Drop 0.6 Pct. In Euro Zone
December 05, 2019  |  Retail

With the negative impact from trade, the economy of the eurozone expanded at a modest rate in Q3, as retail sales dropped in October at...

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Q4 Economic Readings May Show Growth, After All
Q4 Economic Readings May Show Growth, After All
December 03, 2019  |  Economy

From no growth to, well, growth. From economic doldrums to a healthy, if not robust, picture. On the heels of Black Friday and Cyber Monday,...

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Can Six Days Make (Or Break) The Holiday 2019 Shopping Season?
Can Six Days Make (Or Break) The Holiday 2019 Shopping Season?
December 03, 2019  |  Retail

That Thanksgiving is shopping holiday, or at least a reasonable opening act for the four-day festival of commerce that commences on Black Friday and caps...

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NEW DATA: Millennials Were Black Friday’s Big Spenders In 2019
NEW DATA: Millennials Were Black Friday’s Big Spenders In 2019
December 02, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Black Friday is the traditional start of the holiday shopping season and this year 151 million consumers got their Black Friday shopping groove on. This...

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Costco, H&M Sites Have Outages During Holiday Weekend
Costco, H&M Sites Have Outages During Holiday Weekend
December 02, 2019  |  Retail

A few major retailers experienced technical difficulties on their websites during Thanksgiving weekend —the official start of the holiday shopping season. Costco saw its website...

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Consumers Drive Q3 US Economic Growth
Consumers Drive Q3 US Economic Growth
November 27, 2019  |  Economy

October saw a rise in consumer spending, according to a report by Reuters. The news organization is reporting that the economy will most likely continue...

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