holiday spending

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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Billion-Dollar Days In US Web Holiday Shopping
Billion-Dollar Days In US Web Holiday Shopping
December 08, 2016  |  Retail

Thus far into the holiday shopping season in the United States, all days, with one exception, have led to $1 billion in online sales. That’s...

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Consumers Plan To Spend More This Holiday Season
Consumers Plan To Spend More This Holiday Season
November 04, 2016  |  Retail

The early birds get all the worms or, in this case, less stress since lots of consumers have already started holiday shopping by the end...

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The Presidential Election Is Up In The Air But Small Businesses Are Optimistic
The Presidential Election Is Up In The Air But Small Businesses Are Optimistic
October 07, 2016  |  SMBs

Small business owners are optimistic about their prospects, despite uncertainty about the presidential election in the U.S. and the holiday shopping season, according to a new...

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