by Mike Duff | Jan 2, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
An early read from Mastercard SpendingPulse reveals retail sales in the United States, excluding automotive, gained 3.1% year-over-year in the 2023 holiday season running November 1 through December 24. For the holiday season, online sales advanced 6.3% from the 2022...
by Mike Duff | Dec 28, 2022 | Retail Articles
Retail sales, excluding automotive, grew in the United States by 7.6% in the November 1 through December 24 holiday season versus the same period in 2021, as announced by Mastercard SpendingPulse. The market research conducted by Mastercard SpendingPulse measures...
by Mike Duff | Sep 12, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The Mastercard SpendingPulse 2022 holiday season forecast calls for a 7.1% year-over-year gain U.S. retail sales, excluding automotive. Mastercard noted the 2021 holiday season represented a retail resurgence, with sales up 8.5% as pandemic induced pent-up demand,...
by Mike Duff | Jul 11, 2022 | Retail Articles
Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, determined that consumer retail spending in the United States, excluding automotive, advanced 9.5% year-over-year in June while retail sales excluding auto and gas...
by Mike Duff | Jul 8, 2022 | Retail Articles
Zulily is looking ahead with the introduction of an online back-to-school shop. The company also has rolled out a back-to-dorm shop featuring kitchen, bedroom, bath, beauty and study space categories. Kitchen products include tools such as a Tovolo Blue Silicone...