holiday spending

• TMG Also Finds Consumer Spending Up on Black Friday

  By David Morrison  |  December 5, 2012

  TMG's analysis echoes similar findings from card processing rivals First Data and CO-OP Financial Services.

• CO-OP Analysis Suggests Shoppers Split Thanksgiving Spending Sprees

  By David Morrison  |  November 30, 2012

  Thursday shoppers showed up in study of Thanksgiving Day-Black Friday spending this year.

• Consumer Spending Increased Significantly on Black Friday 2012

  By David Morrison  |  November 28, 2012

  Earlier store openings and a search for bargains drove retail sales volume up 5.6% from last year, First Data said.

• Small Businesses Could Use a Holiday Sales Boost

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 26, 2012

  Retailers with annual sales below $1 million have dropped year-to-date, while large retailers have seen sales hike.

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  CUNA-CFA Holiday Spending Survey Gifts Retailers with Good News

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 21, 2012

  Results show 3.5% to 4% increase over last year.

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  For Holiday Spending, Consumers Will Use Cash and Debit

  By Peter Strozniak  |  November 21, 2012

  As consumers head to the malls and shopping strips this holiday season, more than half are expected to use cash or debit cards and only one out of three shoppers will break out credit cards to buy gifts, so reports an online survey of Litle & Co., a Lowell-Mass.-based payments...

• Transactions Show CU Members Also Spending Freely

  By David Morrison  |  December 14, 2011

  Black Friday spending up 8.1% this year, CO-OP says.

• Tis the Season to Cut Back?

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  December 2, 2011

  In spite of record breaking sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, some 91% of respondents plan to either cut back or spend nothing this holiday season, according to a poll taken on the website of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.

• First Data SpendTrend Quantifies Black Friday Gains

  By David Morrison  |  November 30, 2011

  Even though the weekend after the Thanksgiving holiday last year had pretty strong sales volume, card processor First Data reported that the same weekend this year posted even stronger sales gains.

• Georgia Members Continue Frugal Holiday Shopping

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 29, 2011

  Nearly 47% say they plan to spend less this season, according to the Georgia Credit Union Affiliates.