Consumer Spending

Early Holiday Deals Trigger 15 Pct. YOY Spike In Nov. Retail Spending
Early Holiday Deals Trigger 15 Pct. YOY Spike In Nov. Retail Spending
November 27, 2019  |  Retail

A late Thanksgiving means retailers faced less time to offer holiday shopping deals, so many of them compromised by simply starting sales early. According to...

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On Thanksgiving Eve, Holiday Shopping Trends Are Shaping Up
On Thanksgiving Eve, Holiday Shopping Trends Are Shaping Up
November 27, 2019  |  Retail

The holiday shopping season is upon us, and the trends for the season are emerging. Retailers are certainly in the swing of things. For instance, Walmart started...

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Personal Loan Growth Hints At Strategy Vs Credit Card Debt
Personal Loan Growth Hints At Strategy Vs Credit Card Debt
November 26, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Call it a case of six of one, half dozen of the other. Call it a case of financial alchemy. Call it maybe — just...

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck: Expansions In Grocery, Entertainment
Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck: Expansions In Grocery, Entertainment
November 22, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

As the spending season gets into gear with Black Friday looming on the horizon, the action is getting more interesting in the Walmart-Amazon race for the...

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Retail Sales Drop In Canada For First Time In Three Months
Retail Sales Drop In Canada For First Time In Three Months
November 22, 2019  |  Retail

With a less-than-anticipated decline, retail sales in Canada dropped in September for the first time in three months. Statistics Canada noted that retailers sold 0.1...

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Sluggish Sales Sink Macy’s Earnings
Sluggish Sales Sink Macy’s Earnings
November 21, 2019  |  Earnings

The mall has not been kind to Macy’s, or at least that was the takeaway from the retailer’s earnings report released earlier today (Nov. 21)....

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Discover: What’s Around The Corner For Merchant Payments?
Discover: What’s Around The Corner For Merchant Payments?
November 21, 2019  |  eCommerce

For merchants, divining the future of payments — in essence, anticipating what’s next — means looking around corners, thinking about what consumers want, and will want...

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73 Pct Of Millennials Will Use Mobile For Holiday Purchases
73 Pct Of Millennials Will Use Mobile For Holiday Purchases
November 21, 2019  |  Mobile

Millennials plan to spend more money this holiday season, and will use their mobile devices to do the majority of their shopping. Discover’s annual Holiday...

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Q3 Retail Earnings Show Mixed Bag Of Consumer Spending
Q3 Retail Earnings Show Mixed Bag Of Consumer Spending
November 20, 2019  |  Retail

Consumer spending shows mixed demand as the holiday shopping season gets underway, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday (Nov. 19). Weak sales at...

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