Holiday 2016 news and trends

PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Stores Welcome Returns

December 28, 2016
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Holiday Spend Hits $1T
Daily Data Dive // December 27, 2016

Holiday spending is now projected to hit more than $1 trillion — yes, with a T—a nearly 4 percent increase over last year. The average adult is expected to spend more than $400 this holiday season on gifts. And while some people are more generous than...

The Inside Scoop: Black Friday Consumers
Retail // December 02, 2016

As of now, the big Thanksgiving Holiday weekend is in the past, and the official scoring has been in. Online shopping was the bigger winner, brick-and-mortar continued to suffer losses, more consumers spent, but they spent less per person because everything everywhere was on sale....

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Stores Welcome Returns

December 28, 2016
It’s that time of year again — now that all the holiday gifts are opened, the returns start rolling in. Some 10 percent of all holiday purchases are returned, a percentage that often triples when it comes to purchases made online. Holiday sales, excluding autos, gasoline and restaurants, could bring November’s and December’s total to […]

PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Holiday Spend Hits $1T

December 27, 2016
Holiday spending is now projected to hit more than $1 trillion — yes, with a T—a nearly 4 percent increase over last year. The average adult is expected to spend...