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Will Instant Refunds Change Retail?
Will Instant Refunds Change Retail?
December 04, 2024  |  Retail

December’s dawn brings with it a flurry of retail spending. Gift giving is top of mind, to be sure, but consumers are also treating themselves...

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Fewer Americans Shopped Black Friday Despite Record Spending
Fewer Americans Shopped Black Friday Despite Record Spending
December 04, 2024  |  Retail

America’s biggest retailers kicked off the holiday shopping season with record spending. However, the actual number of people shopping during the Thanksgiving-to-Cyber-Monday stretch declined slightly...

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Report: Trump Tariffs Could Cost Consumers $78 Billion Per Year
Report: Trump Tariffs Could Cost Consumers $78 Billion Per Year
November 24, 2024  |  Economy

Recent research shows that President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff proposals could cost American consumers. A report earlier this month from the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed...

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Halloween Has Retailers Scared as Consumers Trade Down
Halloween Has Retailers Scared as Consumers Trade Down
October 13, 2024  |  Retail

For American retailers, Halloween 2024 could end up being more trick than treat. As Bloomberg News reported Saturday (Oct. 12), Halloween consumption is expected to...

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Supreme Court Sides With Retailers in Debit Card Swipe Fee Case
Supreme Court Sides With Retailers in Debit Card Swipe Fee Case
July 01, 2024  |  Legal

The Supreme Court handed a victory to retailers battling debit card “swipe fees.” The high court’s 6-3 ruling Monday (July 1) sided with the plaintiffs...

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Target to Lower Threshold for Apprehending, Prosecuting Shoplifters
Target to Lower Threshold for Apprehending, Prosecuting Shoplifters
June 28, 2024  |  Retail

Target will reportedly lower the threshold at which store staff can attempt to stop nonviolent theft. In a new guideline expected to be implemented this...

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Retailers Embrace ‘Dadcore’ Stereotypes to Combat Father’s Day Spending Pullback
Retailers Embrace ‘Dadcore’ Stereotypes to Combat Father’s Day Spending Pullback
June 15, 2024  |  Retail

As Father’s Day approaches, retailers are seizing on different paternal stereotypes to drive engagement and sales, from dad jokes to “dadcore” style to that tangle...

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Consumer Spending Shows Signs of Summer Recovery, but Retailers Are Cautious
Consumer Spending Shows Signs of Summer Recovery, but Retailers Are Cautious
June 11, 2024  |  Retail

Consumer spending is beginning to show signs of recovery going into the summer, but major retailers are not getting their hopes up. Findings from the...

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Father’s Day Spending Projected to Slide as Consumers Cut Back
Father’s Day Spending Projected to Slide as Consumers Cut Back
June 03, 2024  |  Retail

As with Mother’s Day last month, consumers have a little less to spend on Dad for Father’s Day this year. Last year saw Americans spend record...

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