consumer behavior

Gift Card Spend Averages $59 Over Face Value
Gift Card Spend Averages $59 Over Face Value
November 28, 2018  |  Retail

First Data’s 2018 Prepaid Consumer Insights Study found that the average consumer is spending $59 more than the original value of their gift card, marking an...

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Is Voice The Glue Of The Google Ecosystem?
Is Voice The Glue Of The Google Ecosystem?
November 28, 2018  |  Ecosystems

Five years ago, a voice-activated device was mostly something that existed in the realm of science fiction. Siri had been around for a year or two...

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Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Surpass NRF’s Forecast
Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Surpass NRF’s Forecast
November 27, 2018  |  Retail

More than 165 million Americans shopped online or in stores during the period from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, surpassing the 164 million estimate the National...

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Amazon Cyber Monday Sales Hit New Record
Amazon Cyber Monday Sales Hit New Record
November 27, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon announced Tuesday (Nov. 27) that this year’s Cyber Monday was the single biggest shopping day in the company’s history, with more products ordered across...

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Top 10 Shopping Apps Had A Strong Black Friday Showing
Top 10 Shopping Apps Had A Strong Black Friday Showing
November 26, 2018  |  Retail

The nation’s top 10 shopping apps had a strong showing in Apple’s App Store during the Black Friday shopping weekend, with the combined apps adding...

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Data Dive: Black Friday, Blue Apron And Banning Facial Recognition From China
Data Dive: Black Friday, Blue Apron And Banning Facial Recognition From China
November 26, 2018  |  Data Dive

The turkey has been eaten, the leftovers have been wrapped up and there is only one thing left to do for most Americans: face the...

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Physical Stores Have Winning Position During Holiday Shopping
Physical Stores Have Winning Position During Holiday Shopping
November 23, 2018  |  Retail

Digital is certainly the bee’s knees, the rad kid of commerce, the hippest person in the place. But don’t get too carried away — during the...

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HashCash Plans Blockchain Database For Targeted Corporate Sales
HashCash Plans Blockchain Database For Targeted Corporate Sales
November 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain consulting firm HashCash is introducing a new service for businesses in need of robust sales forecasting. The firm announced Monday (Nov. 19) that it...

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Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
November 17, 2018  |  Retail

Once upon a time, the holiday shopping season had a very, very well-defined start date. The day after Thanksgiving has been known colloquially as Black Friday ever since...

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