Holiday retail sales rose 3.8% year-over-year, topping earlier estimates with a boost from online shopping, according to Mastercard.

Analysts were expecting a mixed holiday season, with muted spending in stores on key shopping days such as Black Friday. Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales across ...

The US 2024 retail holiday season results topped expectations with core retail sales escalating to an unprecedented $994.1bn, ...

Investing.com -- U.S. retail sales rose 3.8% during the holiday season, Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) SpendingPulse said on Tuesday, driven by consumer demand and value-seeking behaviours. The report ...

(Reuters) -Price-conscious holiday shoppers opened their wallets for last-minute online discounts on clothing and stocking ...

In other holiday trends cited by Mastercard: Online retail sales grew 6.7 percent year-over-year, whereas in-store sales increased 2.9 percent. Consumers increasingly preferred digital-first ...

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Core US retail sales during the 2024 holiday season grew 4% over the previous year ... during the festive period spanning 1 November to 24 December 2024, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Give ...