holiday spending

First Data: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, Everywhere Consumers Shop
First Data: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, Everywhere Consumers Shop
December 19, 2017  |  Retail

The last few holiday seasons, from a retail sales point of view, have been a bit … lackluster. From 2014 to 2016, there was a visible consumer...

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Holiday Spending Continues Upward For Americans
Holiday Spending Continues Upward For Americans
December 14, 2017  |  Retail

Thanks to early boosts from Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, the holiday season is poised to be a merrier one for retailers, as Americans...

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First Data Transaction Data Shows Black Friday’s Winners And Losers
First Data Transaction Data Shows Black Friday’s Winners And Losers
November 28, 2017  |  Retail

Holiday shopping is off to a good start: A report shows a strong pre-holiday season (the three weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and Black Friday), followed...

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Black Friday Breaks Mobile Shopping Records
Black Friday Breaks Mobile Shopping Records
November 27, 2017  |  Retail

Black Friday online shopping hit an all-time high this year, growing 24 percent year-over-year, according to data from Salesforce’s retail intelligence unit. Fortune reported news...

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An Unevenly Happy Holiday For Retailers
An Unevenly Happy Holiday For Retailers
November 24, 2017  |  Retail

By many metrics, retailers should be feeling especially merry and bright about the 2017 holiday retail season. The stock market has more or less soared, the...

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Why There’s Holiday Gold In Black Yoga Pants  
Why There’s Holiday Gold In Black Yoga Pants  
November 24, 2017  |  Retail

This holiday season consumers seem primed to shop til they drop - with holiday sales projected to grow 3 to 4 percent. Bu they’re not...

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The Gift Of Better Giving
The Gift Of Better Giving
November 24, 2017  |  Retail

Giving good gifts is hard work. It’s also expensive. According to Deloitte’s 2017 holiday spending survey, the average American consumer will spend $1,226 over the holiday shopping season, approximately...

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PayPal’s Money Pool Helps Users Split The (Gift) Check
PayPal’s Money Pool Helps Users Split The (Gift) Check
November 13, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Holiday shopping may be the biggest time of the year for retailers, but more than half of Americans dread the annual shopping fest. That’s according...

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Retail Sales Climbed 3.6 Percent During Holidays
Retail Sales Climbed 3.6 Percent During Holidays
January 10, 2017  |  Retail

Some retailers may have warned about a sluggish holiday season in 2016, but First Data released its own data that shows sales increased in both...

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