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Mastercard: Holiday Gifts and Get-Togethers Drove Retail Sales in December
Mastercard: Holiday Gifts and Get-Togethers Drove Retail Sales in December
January 16, 2023  |  Retail

Consumers boosted their spending on goods other than vehicles during the holidays. Mastercard SpendingPulse found that U.S. retail sales excluding automotive rose 7.4% year-over-year in...

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Study: Online Sales Growth Chugs on Despite Gloomy Forecasts
Study: Online Sales Growth Chugs on Despite Gloomy Forecasts
January 04, 2023  |  Retail

A roaring return to brick-and-mortar shopping and pullbacks in some eCommerce categories gives the impression that online sales are down. They’re not. While 2022 did...

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This Holiday Season, Direct-to-Consumer Customers Demanded Deals
This Holiday Season, Direct-to-Consumer Customers Demanded Deals
December 29, 2022  |  eCommerce

It was good deals or no deal for direct-to-consumer brands this holiday season. This, as inflation-ravaged consumers sought value in all quarters to get the...

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Target, Nike, Urban Outfitters Get Jump on January Clearance Sales
Target, Nike, Urban Outfitters Get Jump on January Clearance Sales
December 29, 2022  |  Retail

With inventories high, retailers aren’t waiting until January to launch clearance sales. Among these companies is Target, whose new “Target Clearance Run” gives shoppers discounts...

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2023 Will Be the Year of Grocery Shopping
2023 Will Be the Year of Grocery Shopping
December 23, 2022  |  Retail

As inflation causes consumers to crimp spending, grocery shopping is seen coming out on top. With many consumers cutting out unnecessary purchases, the supermarket value...

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Christmas Tree Farm Finds Green in Digital Ordering and Delivery
Christmas Tree Farm Finds Green in Digital Ordering and Delivery
December 23, 2022  |  eCommerce

For most people, a Christmas tree is a bulky, perishable item that is best acquired locally. But for Wes Brown, founder of the D2C site...

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98M Consumers Plan to Finance Holiday Gifts This Year
98M Consumers Plan to Finance Holiday Gifts This Year
December 22, 2022  |  Retail

Gift giving is on everyone’s mind, and financing what they’ll spend on holiday gifts is, too. The holidays are fully here, and Christmas is but...

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German eCommerce Sales Buck Christmas Trend, Shrink 16.8%
German eCommerce Sales Buck Christmas Trend, Shrink 16.8%
December 21, 2022  |  Retail

German eCommerce sales have seen a double-digit decline in the lead-up to Christmas. The numbers, reported by the German Federal Association for eCommerce (bevh), reveal...

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What Is the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumer?
What Is the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumer?
December 20, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

“Paycheck to paycheck” refers to a situation where an individual or household relies on their regular paychecks to meet their expenses and financial obligations, with...

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