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 | Aug 8, 2022 | Retail Articles
Mastercard SpendingPulse identified July as a good month for e-commerce, amid major promotional events such as Amazon’s Prime Day. According to the ongoing SpendingPulse study, which measures in-store and online sales across all forms of payment, retail spending...
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...
by Mike Duff | Jun 15, 2022 | Retail Articles
Despite pressure on household finances, consumer shopping activity contributed to double-digit growth across nearly all retail sectors in May, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures in-store and online retail revenues across all forms of payment,...