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US Retail Sales Up 2.4 Pct From Nov To Dec 24

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percent from Nov. percent, though cautioned when releasing it that the 2020 shopping season would be unusual in many ways. Data from Adobe Analytics cited by the Journal and covering the period Nov. 1 - 24, which the data provider described as the traditional holiday shopping period. 11 and ending Dec. percent and 5.2

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The Fintech 250: The Top Fintech Companies Of 2020

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The 2020 Fintech 250 cohort has raised approximately $49.2B 25+ winners will be presenting at our upcoming fully virtual Future of Fintech Conference (Nov. 2020 Fintech 250 investment highlights. The 2020 Fintech 250 categories and most well-funded startups represented. 2020 fintech 250 investment highlights.

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NEW DATA: Black Friday 2020: COVID-19 Steepens Physical Retail’s Long Slide

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Will Black Friday 2020 mark the beginning of a new, digital-first holiday shopping tradition, or will consumers return to their block-long queues after the pandemic has subsided and they are once again free to shop in stores? consumers on Nov. What is less clear is whether this trend toward digital-first holiday shopping will stick.

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Thanksgiving 2020: Tough Times and A Cheaper Turkey Dinner

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Something to bear in mind in 2020, when, as was the case in 1939 when Thanksgiving got its last major revision by presidential order, Americans are celebrating the holiday facing a national crisis, deep economic uncertainty and preparing to celebrate their holiday very differently and far more digitally than they ever have before.

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Holiday Sales Shot Up 8.3 Pct In 2020

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percent higher in 2020 than in 2019, surprising even the National Retail Federation (NRF). The NRF said 2020 retail sales from Nov. billion in 2020, a 32 percent increase from 2019. Despite the ongoing pandemic, retail holiday sales were 8.3 percent jump was double the 3.5 31 were $789.4 billion and $766.7 percent to 5.2

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Alibaba Single’s Day 2020: Sales Records Broken, But New Chinese Regs Spoil The Party

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Alibaba ’s Singles Day performance on Wednesday (Nov. Singles Day — Alibaba’s popular shopping holiday that takes place every Nov. However, the company technically started Singles “Day” on Nov. According to Bloomberg , “during the first 111 minutes of sales on Nov. 11) shows that the Chinese consumer is back — big time.

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Black Friday 2020: Fresh Data Tells A Tale Of Immense Retail Transitions

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Of the many data-based insights contained in the new Black Friday 2020 Report: Crossing the Digital-Physical Shopping Divide , one line captures the mood of this just-concluded commerce holiday weekend: “Concerns over COVID-19 were present, but were secondary to consumers who craved convenience.”. consumers taken on Saturday (Nov.