Consumer Spending

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Shopper looking at coat in a store
Retail

Retail sales fall more than expected in January as higher prices finally catch up to consumers’ spending power

By Anne D'Innocenzio, The Associated Press and Irina Ivanova
February 15, 2024
Hands showing diamond. Emerald.
Success

Lab-grown-obsessed Gen Zers and millennials are increasingly favoring gemstones over diamonds

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February 15, 2024
Flowers
Retail

Walmart, supermarket data prove it: Valentine’s Day is for the procrastinators

By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
February 14, 2024
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters
Finance

CEO of a $19 billion U.K. bank with business in Hong Kong since the Victorian age sees a ‘lack of confidence’ unraveling China’s economy

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February 13, 2024
people seen walking outside a hermes store
Retail

Hermès looks to raise prices as wealthy shoppers continue splurging on Birkin and Kelly bags, driving sales up 21% last year

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February 9, 2024
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
Finance

Taylor Swift is nearly as big a deal (economically) to your city as hosting the Super Bowl, BofA says

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January 31, 2024
shoppers walking outside a Gucci store
Retail

Gucci-owner Kering is buying up prime property in New York worth nearly $1 billion as luxury slowdown presses on

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January 23, 2024
people walking outside an IWC store
Retail

Cartier-owner Richemont’s earnings may show the bright spot that luxury companies have been waiting for—demand from Chinese shoppers

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January 19, 2024
people walking by a Burberry store
Retail

Luxury trench-coat maker Burberry is buttoning up for a gloomy earnings report after Christmas washout

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January 12, 2024
No restaurants, clearance sales, or even groceries—No Spend January is the hot new trend that saves thousands for some
Personal Finance

No restaurants, clearance sales, or even groceries—No Spend January is the hot new trend that saves thousands for some

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January 10, 2024
Retailers should embrace ‘mobile-first perspective’ after online holiday shopping tops $222 billion, Adobe analyst says
Newsletters

Retailers should embrace ‘mobile-first perspective’ after online holiday shopping tops $222 billion, Adobe analyst says

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January 8, 2024
Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group
Finance

Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group

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January 3, 2024
woman looking closely at a product in a glass jar at a store
Retail

A ‘skimpflation’ plague took over supermarkets in 2023 with consumers saying products are smaller and sometimes worse quality for the same price—if not more

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December 29, 2023
Shopper
Personal Finance

The dark side of the $30 billion holiday gift card industry: So much money unspent

By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
December 26, 2023
Holiday shopping
Retail

Retailers slash prices with shoppers rocked by inflation: ‘A more challenging year than if you looked across the last decade of Christmases’

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
December 23, 2023

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