SpendingPulse

Mastercard Forecasts Higher Holiday Spending
Mastercard Forecasts Higher Holiday Spending
September 19, 2023  |  Retail

Mastercard is predicting a “rebalancing” in consumer spending for the 2023 holiday season. The company on Tuesday (Sept. 19) announced that its SpendingPulse shows retail sales increasing...

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Mastercard Projects 15% Growth in Black Friday Spending
Mastercard Projects 15% Growth in Black Friday Spending
November 15, 2022  |  Retail

Mastercard is offering a sunny forecast for Black Friday, with its SpendingPulse report projecting a 15% growth in retail sales on the day after Thanksgiving. “Expect...

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Mastercard SpendingPulse: Back-to-School Retail Sales May Grow 7.5% in 2022
Mastercard SpendingPulse: Back-to-School Retail Sales May Grow 7.5% in 2022
June 14, 2022  |  Retail

Many retail spending reports these days show consumers tightening their belts and focusing their spending on food, gas and other necessities, but the Mastercard SpendingPulse...

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Mastercard: April U.S. Retail Sales Up 7.2% YoY
Mastercard: April U.S. Retail Sales Up 7.2% YoY
May 05, 2022  |  Retail

Retailers are increasingly focusing on smaller stores that are big on experiences for customers who are returning to brick-and-mortar locations in big numbers as fears...

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Mastercard Says eCommerce Sales Up Double Digits Since November
Mastercard Says eCommerce Sales Up Double Digits Since November
December 18, 2017  |  Mastercard

Late last week, Mastercard SpendingPulse announced its U.S. Retail Holiday Shopping Mid-Season Update, which showed strong growth of 3.6 percent compared to the same time...

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