We’ve got our popular Friday fast roundup of the global payments news you should know about. There’s a report on mobile shopping and mobile payments, Cyber Monday sales records, Jet.com’s sales slide, Marriott’s 500 million accounts data breach, a coffee cup with contactless payments, and ...
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In the midst of the busiest shopping days of the year, fraudulent returns by consumers continue to cause problems and cost retailers in-store and online. Overall, product returns decreased slightly from 11.3% in 2017 to 10.8% this year, according to recent National Retail Federation (NRF) ...
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During this holiday season, busy shoppers may find that some merchants prefer payments with debit or credit cards instead of cash payments. USA Today reports some of the companies going cashless include clothing retailers such as Bonobos, Indochino, Everlane and Reformation; Amazon bookstores; Casper Mattress; Drybar ...
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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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Just in time for holiday and Christmas shopping, Walmart has launched The Walmart Toy Lab where kids can play with the top 20-rated toys on their computer or tablet. The online children’s marketing product feature was developed with interactive video entertainment producer Eko and is part of ...
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Total in-store and online Thanksgiving sales through the holiday weekend showed positive results led by a sharp increase in e-commerce. According to the majority of retail industry analysts, strong Thanksgiving weekend results are leading into the traditionally strong Cyber Monday finale. KeyBanc analysts Edward Yruma, ...
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US Black Friday sales set a record $6.22 billion according to Adobe Analytics. For the first time, more than $2 billion or 33.5% of online sales were made on smartphones making mobile a big factor in sales. The record sales represented 23.6% growth over last ...
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Leading into the post-Thanksgiving weekend, we’re sharing a collection of global payments news that caught our eye this week, starting with a preliminary Black Friday sales report along with a few summaries of Thanksgiving Day shopping spending. Early indicators reveal a strong Black Friday Black ...
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Thanksgiving in the US originated as a Pilgrim harvest festival celebrated in October 1621. According to Wikipedia, the feast lasted three days and was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims. “The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth” by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe – Stedelijk Museum De ...
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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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