holiday shopping

America’s Household Income Continues Three-Quarter Slide
America’s Household Income Continues Three-Quarter Slide
December 12, 2022  |  Economy

U.S. household income declined this summer for the third straight quarter as stock prices fell. That’s according to the Federal Reserve’s latest Financial Accounts of...

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Costco’s Record Black Friday Not Enough to Stem eCommerce Slump 
Costco’s Record Black Friday Not Enough to Stem eCommerce Slump 
December 09, 2022  |  Retail

Costco’s strong membership and renewals were not enough to offset a slump in digital sales. According to Costco CFO Richard Galanti, while the retailer’s 847...

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It’s ‘Deal or No Deal’ for Cash-Strapped Holiday Shoppers
It’s ‘Deal or No Deal’ for Cash-Strapped Holiday Shoppers
December 06, 2022  |  Shopping

Tight budgets are putting merchants in a bind this holiday season. Fifty-six million consumers across the United States say they are skipping holiday shopping entirely...

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Welcome to the Less Worse Than Expected Holiday
Welcome to the Less Worse Than Expected Holiday
December 02, 2022  |  Retail

The Fed, the largest grocer and now Amazon all offered hope on consumers and inflation. The trio of comments this week come in the wake...

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Consumer Confidence Bruised by Economic Realities
Consumer Confidence Bruised by Economic Realities
November 29, 2022  |  Economy

The twin specters of inflation and rising interest rates continue to spook consumer confidence. After losing ground in October, U.S. consumer confidence is doing even...

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More Consumers Shopped With Apps Than at Malls on Black Friday
More Consumers Shopped With Apps Than at Malls on Black Friday
November 28, 2022  |  Shopping

Inflation cast a long shadow over Black Friday 2022. Consumer prices rose 7.7% year over year in October, leaving millions of consumers wary as they...

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Health and Wellness Options Increase as Brits Gift Subscriptions This Holiday Season
Health and Wellness Options Increase as Brits Gift Subscriptions This Holiday Season
November 27, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

As noted in the November edition of the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker, nearly two-thirds of U.K. consumers plan to reevaluate their subscriptions in the next...

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Retailers’ Success Could Come Down to the ABCs This Year
Retailers’ Success Could Come Down to the ABCs This Year
November 26, 2022  |  News

With all due respect to Alec Baldwin’s legendary “Always Be Closing” monologue from the film Glengarry Glen Ross, the ABCs of holiday shopping have gotten...

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A Month of Black Friday Sales Has Crushed the Urgency to Buy
A Month of Black Friday Sales Has Crushed the Urgency to Buy
November 25, 2022  |  Retail

Six weeks after Amazon’s Early Access Sale and three weeks into Walmart’s month of Deals for Days events, and Black Friday — the mother of all...

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