holiday shopping

U.S. Retail Stocks Take A Beating Over The Amazon Effect
U.S. Retail Stocks Take A Beating Over The Amazon Effect
November 21, 2018  |  Retail

U.S. retail stocks took a beating in trading Tuesday (November 20), with the group losing around $50 billion in value as a lackluster earnings season...

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PODCAST: Why Fraudsters Are So Ready To Feast On Marketplaces This Holiday Season
PODCAST: Why Fraudsters Are So Ready To Feast On Marketplaces This Holiday Season
November 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Experts are predicting big things for the 2018 holiday shopping rush. eMarketer predicts that 2018 will be the first year in U.S. history that holiday spending officially crosses the...

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Target Stock Sinks After Q3 Earnings Miss
Target Stock Sinks After Q3 Earnings Miss
November 20, 2018  |  Retail

Target’s stock price slid sharply and suddenly when the firm announced its results for the third quarter, falling 9 percent as the retailer announced a...

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How Retail Underdogs Can Avoid An Amazon Holiday Blowout
How Retail Underdogs Can Avoid An Amazon Holiday Blowout
November 19, 2018  |  SMBs

During the holiday shopping season, countless consumers will use digital payments and commerce technology to buy gifts from distant companies — some overseas, some just...

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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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Target, Walmart Embrace Mobile Checkout
Target, Walmart Embrace Mobile Checkout
November 16, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

With the approaching holiday season, mobile checkout options are ready for customers at Target and Walmart. Target’s “Skip the Line” service has now reportedly been deployed...

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Walmart Forecasting A Big Finish For 2018
Walmart Forecasting A Big Finish For 2018
November 15, 2018  |  Retail

Walmart is apparently expecting the holiday season to be merry and bright in 2018, with raised expectations for the full year following a third quarter...

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2018 Teen Holiday Wish List: Apple iPhones, Fortnite ‘V-Bucks’
2018 Teen Holiday Wish List: Apple iPhones, Fortnite ‘V-Bucks’
November 15, 2018  |  Retail

All teens want for the holidays this year is a new iPhone and some Fortnite “V-Bucks” virtual currency. According to Market Watch, a new report...

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Data: Thanksgiving Day Will See Peak Fraud Attempts
Data: Thanksgiving Day Will See Peak Fraud Attempts
November 15, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

New data shows a projected 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the upcoming 2018 holiday season — with fraud likely to peak on Thanksgiving...

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