holidays

It’s ‘Deal or No Deal’ for Cash-Strapped Holiday Shoppers
It’s ‘Deal or No Deal’ for Cash-Strapped Holiday Shoppers
December 06, 2022  |  Shopping

Tight budgets are putting merchants in a bind this holiday season. Fifty-six million consumers across the United States say they are skipping holiday shopping entirely...

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CE 100 Gains 3.1% as Tencent Leads Payment Names Higher
CE 100 Gains 3.1% as Tencent Leads Payment Names Higher
December 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Connected economy names surged as investors cheered signs of resilient consumer spending. To that end, the CE 100 Index outpaced the broader markets, gaining 3.1%...

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Eat, Pay, Love — a Meditation on Holiday Spending
Eat, Pay, Love — a Meditation on Holiday Spending
December 03, 2022  |  Retail

It turns out that dining, shopping, and even paying for such delights is uplifting. As in scientifically, and numerically as the case may be for...

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Welcome to the Less Worse Than Expected Holiday
Welcome to the Less Worse Than Expected Holiday
December 02, 2022  |  Retail

The Fed, the largest grocer and now Amazon all offered hope on consumers and inflation. The trio of comments this week come in the wake...

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Victoria’s Secret Looks to Woo ‘Very Cautious’ Customers With Newness
Victoria’s Secret Looks to Woo ‘Very Cautious’ Customers With Newness
December 01, 2022  |  Retail

Victoria’s Secret is hoping to entice customers with both bargains and innovation as sales drop. Speaking during an earnings call Thursday (Dec. 1), CEO Martin...

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Amazon CEO: Consumers Are Trying to Stretch Dollars
Amazon CEO: Consumers Are Trying to Stretch Dollars
November 30, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon is reportedly finding that shoppers are looking for deals, especially on big-ticket items. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the firm saw that people care about getting...

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Amazon Reports Largest-Ever Thanksgiving Shopping Weekend
Amazon Reports Largest-Ever Thanksgiving Shopping Weekend
November 30, 2022  |  Retail

Amazon said this year’s Thanksgiving shopping weekend was its largest ever. The retail giant said Wednesday (Nov. 30) that the period between Thanksgiving and Cyber...

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Patience and Cash-Like Payment Options Lead Peak Shopping Season
Patience and Cash-Like Payment Options Lead Peak Shopping Season
November 29, 2022  |  Retail

Cash equivalents came on strong in the closely watched Cyber Five weekend that ended Monday (Nov. 28). Faced with staggering inflation that pushed paycheck-to-paycheck households...

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Shoppers Go Deep on BNPL and eCommerce as Holiday Shopping Ramps Up
Shoppers Go Deep on BNPL and eCommerce as Holiday Shopping Ramps Up
November 28, 2022  |  Retail

Driven by an inflation-fueled demand for deals, the official kick-off weekend of the 2022 shopping season outperformed events of the past two years albeit with...

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