money talks.

 A data blog about where people are spending their money.
Interesting insights about how people are ‘talking’ with their dollars.
And about what can you learn by looking into transaction data?

 
Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Nov. 9, 2024)
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Nov. 9, 2024)

We could be seeing the first signals that the holiday shopping season is underway, according to this week’s retail data. Here’s why & how consumer spending has recently shifted to suggest that an initial stock up for the holidays.

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Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Nov. 2, 2024)
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Nov. 2, 2024)

This week's data presents a fascinating picture as we enter the holiday shopping season, with strong performance and positive growth in some categories likely signaling preparations for the holiday season, despite persisting value consciousness. Here’s why.

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Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Oct. 26, 2024)
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Oct. 26, 2024)

Continuing to indicate a residual “hangover” from October Prime Day Spending, this week’s retail transaction data showed consumers tightening their wallets & shifting priorities. Here’s why & what it means going forward.

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Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Oct. 19, 2024)
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Oct. 19, 2024)

This week's data clearly demonstrates the "hangover effect" following the Amazon Prime Day event, with some sharp declines in a few categories. Here’s what that could mean for holiday shopping moving forward.

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Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Oct. 12, 2024)
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Oct. 12, 2024)

This week's data clearly demonstrates the significant impact of Amazon's Prime Day event on consumer spending patterns. The event seems to have inspired more spending, fueling substantial growth in several categories.

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Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Sept. 21, 2024)
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Sept. 21, 2024)

The latest retail transaction data reveals that consumer spending may be stabilizing after last week's broad declines. Here's why & what it all may mean going into the holiday shopping season starting early Oct.

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Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Sept. 14, 2024)
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Sept. 14, 2024)

The latest retail spending trends show broad contractions in consumer spending, with declines across almost all categories. Find out what that could mean for retail in the weeks ahead and why some see this as a sign of shoppers pumping the brakes and leaning into more cautious spending.

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Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Sept. 7, 2024)
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Sept. 7, 2024)

The latest retail spending trends reflect paint a picture of shifting consumer priorities as we enter the fall season. Discover how retail spending has changed in fast fashion, fast food, home improvement & other categories & see what that could mean for the weeks ahead.

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Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Aug 31, 2024)
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Win the Week™ Retail Newsletter (Aug 31, 2024)

The latest retail spending trends reflect fascinating shifts in consumer shopping behaviors as we move into fall. Discover how retail spending is evolving & what that may mean for Black Friday & end-of-year shopping events

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Top 10 Apparel Brands on TikTok Shop in 2024
Alana Causey Alana Causey

Top 10 Apparel Brands on TikTok Shop in 2024

Discover which clothing & apparel brands are dominating TikTok Shop sales so far in 2024, according to the latest transaction data (originally published in March 2024; updated in June with 2Q data).

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Walmart Black Friday Spend Trend Results
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Walmart Black Friday Spend Trend Results

Walmart's Black Friday 2022 spend level was slightly up from 2021, sales transaction data reveals. Does that mean Walmart will be a go-to retailer for holiday shopping? Find out now.

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Best Buy Black Friday Performance Results
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Best Buy Black Friday Performance Results

Best Buy's Black Friday looks like they dipped from last year, alternative data and customer spending data show. Find out if this may be due to inflation, layoffs, or other factors.

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Costco Black Friday Results Performance
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Costco Black Friday Results Performance

Costco has shown strong growth every year over the past 4 years, despite the pandemic, customer data shows. Here’s what alternative data insights you can glean from those findings.

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