by Mike Duff | Dec 2, 2024 | Retail Articles
Preliminary results from Mastercard SpendingPulse research indicate U.S. retail sales, excluding automotive, on Black Friday, November 29, increased year over year by 3.4%. Black Friday has evolved into a multiple-day promotional occasion, Mastercard noted, adding...
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 | Sep 19, 2023 | Retail Articles
Mastercard SpendingPulse forecasts a 3.7% year-over-year, U.S. retail sales increase for the 2023 holiday season. The forecast for the period of November 1 through December 24 excludes the automotive category. Key trends to watch in 2023 include, according to...
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,...
