Consumer Spending

Generational Differences Take Shape For 2019 Holiday Shopping Season
Generational Differences Take Shape For 2019 Holiday Shopping Season
November 18, 2019  |  Retail

No doubt you’ve already heard your first Christmas carol or holiday song, and have seen your first TV ad for holiday shopping. The season is...

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Grocery Expansions, eCommerce Improvements And Voice Extensions
Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Grocery Expansions, eCommerce Improvements And Voice Extensions
November 15, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

’Tis the season for shopping — and capturing the spend of consumers with a newfound enthusiasm for commerce of all kinds. The competition for the...

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October Retail Up 0.3 Percent Despite Trade War, Recession Fear
October Retail Up 0.3 Percent Despite Trade War, Recession Fear
November 15, 2019  |  Retail

Retail sales rose 0.3 percent in October, rebounding from a 0.3 percent drop the previous month, CNBC reported on Friday (Nov. 15), citing a U.S....

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Goldman Denies Discriminatory Apple Card Practices, Says It Will Reassess Limits
Goldman Denies Discriminatory Apple Card Practices, Says It Will Reassess Limits
November 12, 2019  |  Apple

Goldman Sachs has promised to reevaluate how credit limits are determined for Apple Card users after being accused of gender discrimination. “We have not and...

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Adidas To Shut Down Its Robotic Speedfactories in US, Germany
Adidas To Shut Down Its Robotic Speedfactories in US, Germany
November 12, 2019  |  Retail

Adidas announced Monday (Nov. 11) that it will be closing its robotic “Speedfactories” in Atlanta and Ansbach, Germany, within 6 months. Instead, the company will...

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UK Sees Biggest Economic Slowdown In Nearly A Decade
UK Sees Biggest Economic Slowdown In Nearly A Decade
November 11, 2019  |  Economy

The U.K. economy ducked a recession but the economy grew at its slowest annual rate since the third quarter in 2010, Reuters reported on Monday...

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UK Retail Up 0.6 Percent Despite Bureaucratic Instability
UK Retail Up 0.6 Percent Despite Bureaucratic Instability
November 05, 2019  |  Retail

October retail spending was up 0.6 percent in the U.K. compared to October 2018, in spite of the turmoil over Brexit and the upcoming general...

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Eastern Europe Online Retail Sales Continue Double-Digit Growth
Eastern Europe Online Retail Sales Continue Double-Digit Growth
November 01, 2019  |  eCommerce

According to the Eastern Europe B2C E-Commerce and Online Payment Market 2019 report, online retail sales in Eastern European countries continue a trend of double-digit...

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Payments, Perks And Omnichannel Expansion
Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Payments, Perks And Omnichannel Expansion
November 01, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

The pumpkins are gone, the Christmas lights are starting to appear and Black Friday sales have started despite the fact that according to the calendar...

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