by - December 3, 2019 5:08 pm
Consumers are not letting tariffs or other economic fears put a damper on their holiday spending this year, according to Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist for the National Retail Federation (NRF)….
by - October 24, 2019 1:33 pm
Walmart will be a go-to retailer for a majority of consumers this holiday season, according to new research from Fayetteville-based Field Agent. The data research firm found Walmart was among…
by - December 6, 2018 3:08 pm
Online shoppers showed up big Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday by spending an estimated $24.2 billion this year, up 23.3% from a year ago, according to Adobe and eMarketer.com. Andrew…
by - December 19, 2017 12:07 pm
Consumers are spending more this holiday season than they have in years, according to the 2017 Mastercard SpendingPulse report. MasterCard expects U.S. spending to be 5% more than the 2016…
by - October 31, 2017 5:13 pm
Holiday spending is expected to top $680 billion this year, which equates to $967.13 per household, according to the National Retail Federation. That’s about 3.5% more than they spent last…
by - November 30, 2016 6:42 pm
A recent National Retail Federation study indicates that 56% of consumers will purchase and give away gift cards this holiday season – the second most commonly purchased item. According to…
by - November 28, 2016 8:43 am
Consumers logged online and spent a record $24.52 billion between Nov. 1 through Black Friday (Nov. 25), up 12% from the same period in 2015, according to comScore. “After a…
by - December 2, 2015 7:15 pm
Lower fuel prices, higher home values and better job outlooks have American consumers feeling more confident heading into this holiday season, but credit experts warn that credit card debt will…
by - January 13, 2014 8:28 am
A recent survey report released by Bankrate.com revealed slight more than one in four Americans (26%) spent less than they expected during the holiday shopping season. Only 14% of Americans…
by - December 11, 2013 12:01 pm
First Data Corporation, a large electronic payments processing company, reports softer spending patterns among consumers so far this holiday season. The report released Wednesday (Dec. 11) found overall retail spending…
