From deep discounts to metaverse activations, here are some of the biggest influences on the season. Escalating prices on essentials like groceries and gas made for a cautious consumer this year.

The 2022 holiday season showed slow, but steady, improvement for the retail industry. As economic headwinds curbed spending capacity, online retail grew in the U.S. but at its lowest rate in years: up ...

Holiday spending saw a bump this season as Americans wrestled with high inflation, a new report shows. Between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, U.S. retail sales increased by 7.6% compared to the same period in ...

Following sales growth predictions for the holiday season, consumer holiday-related spending rose by 6.7% compared to 2021, according to a new GlobalData report. The GlobalData survey of more than ...

A sales tax-free holiday is a limited-time period where a state allows sales tax to be eliminated or reduced on categories of consumer products. These holidays are usually short in duration and are ...