November 24 was a pretty good day for US Small Business Saturday, racking up a record $17.8 billion in sales at independent retailers and restaurants, according to the ...
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Walmart keeps finding new ways to challenge Amazon’s dominance of online shopping. The company announced a new in-store app that gives Walmart store associates and in-store customers access ...
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New research from the University of Phoenix shows consumers have heightened concern for their online security during the busy holiday shopping season. The recent data breach of 500 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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New research from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Forrester show retailers, e-commerce sellers and payments industry leaders expect many changes in retail payments in the near future. ...
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