Tag Archives: Holiday shopping

[ad_1] Travel demand has surged this year, although not everyone can afford the sky-high tab. Along with rising costs for hotels and rental cars, travelers can expect to pay up to 39% more for a round-trip flight around Christmas compared with last year, according to data from the travel booking app Hopper. …

[ad_1] Consumers spent a record $9.12 billion online shopping during Black Friday and another record $11.3 billion on Cyber Monday, according to the most recent data from Adobe. So far this November, consumers have spent $107.7 billion online overall, up nearly 10% from last year. Yet roughly 60% of Americans were living paycheck to …

[ad_1] Pedestrians view the holiday windows at the Macy’s Inc. flagship department store in the Herald Square area of New York, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Americans are not planning major cuts in holiday spending this year, starting with Black Friday, despite inflation …

[ad_1] The holiday shopping season is always closely followed by a spike in gift returning. But this year, it may be harder to bring things back for free or at a low cost. Roughly 60% of retailers said they’re making changes to existing returns policies, with fewer promising free returns, …

[ad_1] It hasn’t been easy being an online retailer this year. E-commerce stocks have sold off in 2022 as investors ditched tech and growth names, looking to de-risk their portfolios as the economic outlook grew more uncertain amid rising interest rates and high inflation. Investors had already been rotating out …

[ad_1] Prostock-studio | Istock | Getty Images In the rush at the store checkout this holiday season, you may be tempted to say yes when asked if you want to apply for a store credit card — especially if you’re offered extra savings on that day’s purchase. But there is …

[ad_1] A clearance sale sign is seen at the Gap retail store on September 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Allison Dinner | Getty Images As some of the nation’s largest retailers report quarterly earnings and revenue this week, Wall Street will pay close attention to another number, too — …

[ad_1] What you buy this holiday season is just as important as how you buy it. In fact, the payment method you choose at checkout can go a long way toward helping you stick to a budget, save money and stay out of debt. “The credit card is the gold …

[ad_1] Inflation is weighing heavily on the holidays this year. Roughly half of shoppers will buy fewer things due to higher prices, and more than one-third said they will rely on coupons to cut down on the cost, according to a recent survey of more than 1,000 adults by RetailMeNot. …

[ad_1] Under any conditions, families don’t like to skimp when it comes to the holidays. But with rising prices and fears of a recession, holiday shoppers are feeling less generous this season. Many consumers are planning to make fewer purchases — and at a discount, according to a recent holiday …