Consumer Spending

IMF: Debt Levels At Historic High, Govts Should Look To Trim
IMF: Debt Levels At Historic High, Govts Should Look To Trim
April 19, 2018  |  Debt

Debt, as measured globally, is at the highest levels ever seen, at an aggregate of $164 trillion. Is it time to sound the alarms? The...

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US Online Retail Sales To Surpass $700B By 2022
US Online Retail Sales To Surpass $700B By 2022
April 19, 2018  |  eCommerce

A recent study says that U.S. eCommerce will exceed $506 billion this year. By 2022 online retail sales will go beyond $712 billion. According to...

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Amazon Finally Takes Top Spot In Consumer Electronics Sales
Amazon Finally Takes Top Spot In Consumer Electronics Sales
April 17, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon has a new feather in its cap: For the first time ever, the company has topped Dealerscope’s Top 101 Consumer Electronics Retailers, surpassing Best...

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Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.6 Percent March Increase
Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.6 Percent March Increase
April 16, 2018  |  Retail

After looking sluggish in the first few months of the year, U.S. retail sales bounced back a bit in March, according to figures just released by...

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More Teen Bucks Go To Starbucks Than Apparel
More Teen Bucks Go To Starbucks Than Apparel
April 16, 2018  |  Retail

Kids these days would rather spend their bucks at Starbucks than on the latest fashion. Piper Jaffray’s semi-annual teen spending survey shows that, once again,...

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How Merchants Can Tap Into Cash Back Promotions
How Merchants Can Tap Into Cash Back Promotions
April 10, 2018  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Merchants can capitalize on word-of-mouth marketing through cash back platforms such as DOSH that encourage social media sharing. These platforms reach consumers by reinforcing a...

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Clearing The Clutter For Consumers
Clearing The Clutter For Consumers
April 06, 2018  |  Today In Data

Seamlessness is a universal preference, but friction-filled obstacles tend to find their way into all kinds of transactions. Whether the resistance is caused by meddling...

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Amazon Says Go Stores An Early Hit With Customers
Amazon Says Go Stores An Early Hit With Customers
March 19, 2018  |  Amazon

It looks like consumers who try Amazon Go like it enough to keep coming back, particularly if the cashier-free shops are in proximity to where...

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Fewer Than 10 Percent Of Americans Invest In Crypto
Fewer Than 10 Percent Of Americans Invest In Crypto
March 19, 2018  |  Bitcoin

A new study has discovered that when it comes to crypto, Americans just aren’t buying it. In fact, of 2,001 American adults surveyed by Finder,...

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