holiday spending

Retailers are expected to add just 265,000 to 365,000 seasonal jobs this year, the National Retail Federation said on Thursday. The forecast is the lowest holiday hiring tally in at least 15 years, down from 442,000 last year and NRF said, is consistent with a softer labor market. NRF Cites Softer...

In the face of persistently high prices this holiday season, consumers are resorting to a popular TikTok personal finance trend, ‘girl math,’ to rationalize increased spending. What Happened: ‘Girl math,’ a term coined on TikTok for the mental gymnastics consumers engage in...

Break out your Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton costumes, this Halloween is expected to be a big year for consumer spending. Halloween spending is expected reach $8.4 billion this year, up from $6.9 billion in 2015, a 22 percent increase, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Spending...

Heart-sick romantic or hardened cynic, you cannot escape Valentine's Day. The holiday not only has emotional importance for many people, it represents an important annual uptick for the retail industry. The National Retail Federation's latest annual Valentine's Day spending survey says total...