holiday shopping

Livestreamed Commerce Hits the Streets With Debut of Digital Window Shopping
Livestreamed Commerce Hits the Streets With Debut of Digital Window Shopping
November 23, 2022  |  Retail

Shoppers in New York City accustomed to browsing the decorated storefronts of Manhattan’s busy shopping district are about to get a glimpse of the future...

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Grocery Stores Will Be the Big Winners This Holiday Season
Grocery Stores Will Be the Big Winners This Holiday Season
November 21, 2022  |  Retail

Special foods and overeating may be synonymous with the holidays, but this year, PYMNTS research shows, the additional cost of groceries alongside an increase in...

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40% of Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Will Use Financing to Make Holiday Happen
40% of Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Will Use Financing to Make Holiday Happen
November 17, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

With 15 million consumers — close to 6% of the United States population — sitting out holiday gift buying this year, roughly 40% will use...

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NY Fed: Household Debt Climbs to $16.5T
NY Fed: Household Debt Climbs to $16.5T
November 16, 2022  |  Debt

New data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows American household debt continuing to climb, with credit card balances jumping at their largest...

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Half of Financially Distressed Consumers Plan to Finance Holiday Purchases
Half of Financially Distressed Consumers Plan to Finance Holiday Purchases
November 16, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

With the shock waves of inflation continuing to weaken spending power, most United States consumers are toning down their expectations for the 2022 holiday shopping...

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Google Ramps Up Search With New Holiday Deal-Finding Features
Google Ramps Up Search With New Holiday Deal-Finding Features
November 01, 2022  |  Google

Delivering on its recent promise to “supercharge” search in time for the 2022 holidays, Google unveiled a new set of features that add value to...

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Amazon Tightens Its Belt as Consumers Do Too
Amazon Tightens Its Belt as Consumers Do Too
October 28, 2022  |  Amazon

It took more than two and a half years, but Amazon’s round trip is now complete. This, as the eCommerce and cloud computing giant’s double-digit,...

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Corporate Gifting’s ROI Linked to Thoughtfulness and Joy, Not Spreadsheets
Corporate Gifting’s ROI Linked to Thoughtfulness and Joy, Not Spreadsheets
October 18, 2022  |  Retail

‘Tis the season for corporate gifting, and businesses large and small are, yet again, closing the books beneath a cloud of uncertainty as they make...

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Retailers Turn to Inventory Tech and Robotics to Ease Pain of Limited Warehouse Space
Retailers Turn to Inventory Tech and Robotics to Ease Pain of Limited Warehouse Space
October 06, 2022  |  Retail

In retail, speed is a strategic advantage. So is having the right inventory on hand at the right time. Much, of course, depends on having...

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