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Early Halloween shopping is on the rise, with 47% of survey participants beginning their shopping before October, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey. Total Halloween spending is expected to reach $11.6 billion, after last year’s record-setting $12.2 billion.

Payments and financial services technology provider Fiserv, Inc. has published the Fiserv Small Business Index™ for July 2024. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted index for July rose to 141. This jump in consumer spending followed a four-point decline in June.

With the first half of 2024 officially behind us, it’s time for retailers to look forward to and prepare for the shopping trends to...

Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week shows retail sales grew again in May and helped drive a still-expanding economy, National Retail...

I’ve spent my career building strategic partnerships with customers across the retail industry. While the industry is made up of a diverse range of...

Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released earlier this week by the...

Consumer spending is expected to reach a total of $22.4 billion this Easter, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper...

As expected, the Super Bowl created quite a spike in consumer spending across Las Vegas. According to a new report from Fiserv, the week...

With the rapidly increasing use and adoption of AI in their day-to-day lives, U.S. shoppers now expect retailers to leverage this technology to improve...

After a year of challenges, the economy has proven to be healthy even as it continues to slow, National Retail Federation (NRF) Chief Economist...