Shopify has introduced Shopify Finance, a hub housing all of the eCommerce platform’s financial solutions. “Practices like rigid repayment terms, credit history requirements, or months-long loan approvals have stifled innovation for too long,” the company said Tuesday (Oct. 29). “That’s why, for years, we’ve enabled entrepreneurship with powerful...
As the holiday season approaches, consumer shopping habits are shifting to earlier purchases and retailers are scrambling to get ready for what may be a blockbuster fourth quarter. As consumer shopping habits evolve, the Black Friday to Cyber Monday (BFCM) weekend is projected to set...
The National Retail Federation (NRF) says the holiday shopping season got off to a strong start. The federation’s Retail Monitor, produced in tandem in CNBC and released Monday (Dec. 11), showed retail sales making strong gains, the organization said in a news release. “November Retail Monitor data...
’Tis the season … … to puzzle out how to get everyone on your list, well, satisfied. Without breaking the bank. PYMNTS Intelligence data, headed into the holiday shopping frenzy — and well into it, as we are now, with less than a month till...
November 01, 2024
Walmart and Amazon are both ramping up their strategies for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, seeking to capture consumer interest during the holiday shopping season. Walmart’s Black Friday events will unfold in three phases. The first event begins online on Nov. 11 at noon ET for Walmart+ members, with general access at 5 p.m. ET, […]
December 05, 2023
’Tis the season … … to puzzle out how to get everyone on your list, well, satisfied. Without breaking the bank. PYMNTS Intelligence data, headed into the holiday shopping frenzy...
December 30, 2020
The pandemic has heaped financial hurt on millions of consumers globally, prompting them to trim their shopping lists and seek flexible ways to make purchases. Evidence reveals that these habits...
July 22, 2020
Saying that “we know holiday shopping will be different this year, and we will be managing sales events differently,” Walmart this week announced that its stores will close for Thanksgiving...
October 29, 2024
Shopify has introduced Shopify Finance, a hub housing all of the eCommerce platform’s financial solutions. “Practices like rigid repayment terms, credit history requirements, or months-long loan approvals have stifled innovation for too long,” the company said Tuesday (Oct. 29). “That’s why, for years, we’ve enabled entrepreneurship with powerful financial offerings so merchants don’t have to depend on lengthy, […]
December 11, 2023
The National Retail Federation (NRF) says the holiday shopping season got off to a strong start. The federation’s Retail Monitor, produced in tandem in CNBC and released Monday (Dec. 11), showed...
November 29, 2023
So far, this year’s holiday has been one of superlatives. Record online spending on Black Friday. Record Cyber Monday sales. The most people ever to shop during Thanksgiving weekend. But despite all this fanfare,...
November 28, 2023
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend saw a record-breaking number of consumers engaging in shopping. Over the five days from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, 200.4 million shoppers participated, surpassing last year’s...
