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GDP could be damaged as much by the weather as by problems outside America. It happened in the first quarter of 2014 and could easily happen again.
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While many Americans believe that unemployment and gridlock in Washington have gone a long way to ruin this year, much of the population does not see it that way.
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For three consecutive quarters, the American Customer Satisfaction Index has been declining, and the drop in the third quarter could indicate weak spending growth for the important fourth.
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For all intents and purposes, Black Friday was transformed into Black November this year, with promotional pricing kicking in for some retailers right after Halloween.
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The National Retail Federation reported that the Black Friday weekend was a disaster, which bodes poorly for the balance of the holiday shopping season.
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ThinkstockOnline traffic and sales posted new milestones over the past two days, with mobile traffic accounting for 52.1% of all online traffic on Thanksgiving Day and 49.6% of all traffic on Black...
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courtesy of Wal-Mart StoresIt’s a marketing adage that keeping an existing customer is both cheaper and easier than wooing a new one. It takes time and money to become one of America’s most...
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ThinkstockTotal online traffic on Thanksgiving Day rose 14.3% this year compared with 2013, but the average order value was about 2% less. Mobile traffic accounted for over half (52.1%) of all online...
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ThinkstockThanksgiving Day online shopping posted some good news and some not-so-good news. As of 6:00 p.m. ET on Thanksgiving Day, online sales are up 12.2% compared with the same period a year ago...
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Despite early sales and other promotions to get them into the stores earlier this year, most U.S. consumers have most of their holiday shopping still to complete.
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Best Buy is a big name in the retail industry and it is looking to have a big holiday season as well.
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ThinkstockcomScore has released its official spending forecast for the November-December 2014 holiday season, along with desktop retail e-commerce spending for the third quarter. The forecast came...
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On Tuesday, Standard & Poor's said it expects holiday sales to be below the historical average this year.
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Daily spending for U.S. consumers remained relatively flat in October, according to Gallup.
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Data for September shows that personal income has been growing, but spending fell slightly on volatile auto sales and lower gas prices.
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