Consumer Spending

Cyber Monday 2017: The Biggest Online Shopping Day In History?
Cyber Monday 2017: The Biggest Online Shopping Day In History?
November 24, 2017  |  Retail

This Cyber Monday could be the biggest online shopping day in history, according to Wednesday (Nov. 22) reports from CNBC. Bearing out the “Gray November”...

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What Walmart’s Resurgence Means For Retail And The “Pays”
What Walmart’s Resurgence Means For Retail And The “Pays”
November 20, 2017  |  Retail

Accomplished public intellectual and post-Keynesian economist John Kenneth Galbraith was well-known for four things. He didn’t think much of math and science — rather unusual given...

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Millennials Have Lost Their Appetite For Eating Out
Millennials Have Lost Their Appetite For Eating Out
November 15, 2017  |  Retail

The problem with millennials is that they just won’t sit still and stick with the cultural definitions they’ve been given. Three years ago, millennials were...

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Consumers’ Spending Blows Past September Estimates
Consumers’ Spending Blows Past September Estimates
October 31, 2017  |  Consumer Insights

U.S. consumer spending saw its largest increase in more than eight years in September, buoyed by the replacement of flood-damaged vehicles in Texas and Florida,...

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US Savings Rate Drops To 10-Year Low
US Savings Rate Drops To 10-Year Low
October 31, 2017  |  News

Americans are saving less these days — a sign that Americans are making more money, feeling better about the future or are just completely irresponsible...

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Things That Go Bump In The Payments Night
Things That Go Bump In The Payments Night
October 28, 2017  |  Retail

Halloween is now just three days away. The prepared have already purchased the best costumes and the candy favorites coveted by trick or treaters. Americans have spent a lot of...

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Q3 US GDP Rises Despite Hurricanes
Q3 US GDP Rises Despite Hurricanes
October 27, 2017  |  Economy

Through ill winds — literally — the U.S. economy managed to grow significantly in the third quarter, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP). According to news...

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Nike Is Becoming Less Cool For Generation Z
Nike Is Becoming Less Cool For Generation Z
October 12, 2017  |  Retail

Teen spending behavior is changing, according to recent findings from investment bank and asset management firm Piper Jaffray Companies’ semi-annual “Taking Stock With Teens” survey....

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Are You Ready For Some Football (Commerce)?
Are You Ready For Some Football (Commerce)?
September 09, 2017  |  Retail

Well, we had a totally different intro written for this piece before the New England Patriots blew it on Thursday night and threw away (and...

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