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Free shipping for speedy delivery of items sent to reach their address in a day or so has become an essential tool for retailers as people run out of time, with only eight shopping days until...
Best Buy has an offer for consumers who want an Apple Watch but have shied away because of the price. But is this an offer they can't refuse?
The younger a person is, the more likely that person is to want to shop on Christmas Day.
The American middle class has lost its position as the financial majority, and its prospects are dropping quickly.
Are there companies that, as gun sales rise, weaken in response? Possibly yes, with the cause being rooted in disposable income.
Of the 10 cities with the highest holiday budgets, seven are located in Texas, according to WalletHub.
The holiday season is known for lavish food, gifts and time spent with friends and family. Of course this does come at a price.
Now that Black Friday has come and gone, it is time for Cyber Monday! 24/7 Wall St. has seen an estimate that a whopping 121 million people will shop online on the 2015 Cyber Monday. While the online...
Thanksgiving weekend shoppers, especially online shoppers, had their eyes squarely on deals for virtually all kinds of consumer electronics gear. And according to IBM’s Watson Trend website, the...
Online sales are expected to rise again this weekend as all those promised Black Friday deals finally kick-in. Many retailers, including Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:...
Reading the tea leaves hoping to produce an accurate forecast of Black Friday weekend sales essentially always makes for a good story that turns out to be wrong. That doesn’t stop nearly everyone...
In a survey of consumers completed in mid-October by website BestBlackFriday.com, nearly two-thirds of consumers said that they do not believe they will get the best holiday season deals by shopping...
Online sales are up 21% year-over-year through Tuesday.
If you read all the reports about weak retail spending, you might wonder how all those dollars saved on gasoline are ending up in the economy. Now add in continually strong jobs reports. The Bureau...
China's consumer economy will reach $6.4 trillion within a decade, according to a report from the Demand Institute.