Tag: Holiday Shopping
With extra weekend of shopping before Christmas, R.I. retailers are buoyant
A record-breaking start to the holiday shopping season has given retailers the green light to expect high consumer demand through the end of the...
Consumers more confident in November as holiday shopping season kicks into...
After declining for three straight months, American consumer confidence ticked up in November as the all-important holiday shopping season kicks into high gear.
The Conference...
Cyber Monday marks the year’s biggest online shopping day
Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday.
Even though e-commerce...
Retailers offer big deals for Black Friday but will shoppers spend?
NEW YORK (AP) – Stores stepped up discounts and other enticements on Black Friday to entice shoppers holding out for the best deals. But retailers...
Shopping spree
Do you plan to shop on Black Friday or during Small Business Saturday?
No: 60%
Yes: 40%
How soon do you begin holiday shopping?
Early December: 60%
November: 40%
Last...
Retail sales rise 0.6% in August largely due to a spike...
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans stepped up retail spending modestly from July to August as the price of gasoline jumped, cutting into budgets as...
Buy now, pay later can make gift returns trickier
Shoppers who used “buy now, pay later” to help finance gifts this holiday season may soon encounter an unwelcome surprise: returns can be more...
Despite supply issues and omicron, holiday sales rise 8.5%
Holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, even as shoppers grappled with higher prices, product shortages and a raging new COVID-19...
Will new COVID-19 variant, supply-chain worries alter holiday shopping season?
Fears that retailers might not be able to restock shelves and that a new COVID-19 variant will curtail public gatherings and activities have apparently...
Retailers start holiday season earlier than ever
NEW YORK – Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Retailers are kicking off the...
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