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Cyber Monday $7.9 billion sales record
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Cyber Monday sales set new record of $7.9 billion

Cyber Monday sales numbers are in and it’s a $7.9 billion online sales record. According to Adobe Analytics, Cyber Monday sales grew 19.3% from last year. Black Friday recorded a record $6.2 billion in sales and Thanksgiving Day sales reached $3.7 billion. Consumers are confident ...
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Deloitte 2018 pre-Thanksgiving shopping survey
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Consumers plan to spend more in-store and online Thanksgiving shopping

Hey big spenders and sellers, we’ve got a Thanksgiving shopping research special report for you. Consumers are getting ready to open their purses and wallets for the holiday shopping season, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. 43% of young ...
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IoT payments a novelty now but will reach $410 billion by 2023

Internet of Things (IoT) payments will total an estimated $24.5 billion in 2018 but Juniper Research predicts the IoT payments market will grow at an impressive average of 75% per annum over the next 5 years, reaching $410 billion by 2023. A large portion of ...
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Payments NEXT newsletter
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Nov 10 Payments NEXT Global Payments Newsletter

Welcome to this week’s Payments NEXT newsletter with lots of pre-Black Friday and holiday sales data and predictions, including a 14% increase in spending this year and online sales expected to reach $124 billion. We’ve got a look at how Sears missed the e-commerce and ...
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Christmas shoppers will spend 14% more in 2018
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Experian says 2018 holiday shoppers plan to spend 14% more

Experian‘s 2018 Holiday Survey shows holiday shoppers are in a generally positive mood about holiday shopping and plan to spend 14% more this year than in 2017. The 2018 survey provides useful insight into shoppers’ thoughts on spending plans, budgets and interesting differences between the shopper ...
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7-Eleven mobile payments app
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7-Eleven introduces hybrid mobile cashierless checkout

In 14 stores in its Dallas headquarters market, 7-Eleven is testing a mobile cashierless checkout app called Scan and Pay. Customers can pick up a Slurpee, snacks and other items, scan the product barcodes with a mobile app, pay by your favorite payment provider, display ...
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Adobe predicts record holiday sales
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US online holiday sales will reach a record $124 billion

Adobe is forecasting a record $124 billion in US online sales during the 2018 holiday sales season. Based on Adobe Analytics data, Adobe says online sales will increase by 14.8%, totaling $124.1 billion, while offline retail spending is expected to increase a modest 2.7%. Cyber ...
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global payments news roundup
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Nov 2 Global payments news roundup

The pace of payments news picked up dramatically as we get closer to Black Friday and holiday sales. Here’s the global payments news that caught our attention starting with Adobe’s prediction of a record $124 billion holiday e-commerce season. Eight US retailers including Sears, Claire’s ...
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connected car commerce
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Connected car commerce will zoom to $265 billion by 2023

When you connect car lovers with e-commerce, you end up with a potential marketplace of $265 billion by 2023, according to the latest Juniper Research report. The report predicts the number of connected vehicles will jump from 330 million in 2018 to more than 775 ...
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Sam's Club Now app
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Sam’s Club goes cashierless checkout in new Dallas store

If you’re a Sam’s Club shopper in Dallas, you’ll soon be able to use a new “Sam’s Club Now” app to scan and pay for your groceries and exit the new high-tech store at a cashierless checkout. Think of it like Amazon Go, except bigger and ...
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