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10 Tuesday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

It’s a good time to be a worker and a bad time to be a consumer — the problem is most people are both. ( The Big Picture ) • Secret History of Alan Alda’s M*A*S*H Dog Tags : At auction, it was revealed they were from WWII vets: a Black man from the South and a Jew from Brooklyn. The good news stretches far beyond the rich.

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Will Tariffs Make Retail’s Holidays Less Than Festive?

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According to new data out from AlixPartners cited by RetailDive , only 31 percent of consumers are planning to spend the same or more than they did in 2018. That figure is compounded by data that indicated fewer consumers are reporting stronger financial health than 12 months ago and fewer believing the economy is still improving.

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Mastercard Teams Up With Fred Segal Sunset And MADE

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Mastercard also aims to offer a clear record of an item’s origin, which will help to boost consumer confidence as well as the awareness of the importance of authenticity. “We Leveraging innovative technology solutions, we are able to tell the stories of the products consumers are buying.”.

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A Whole New Retail Virtual Reality

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Because the technology allows consumers to increasingly interact with objects, no matter where they may be physically located, AR and VR also hold particular promise for merchants. Meanwhile, other industry projections show that more than 800 million AR apps for retailers will be downloaded by consumers by 2019.

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Russia in Ukraine: Let Loose the Dogs of War!

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Slicing the data based on sector yields the following: Against, there are no surprises, with energy being the only sector to post positive returns and with consumer discretionary and technology generating the most negative returns. Consumer Confidence and Economic Growth.

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Tariffs And Shipping Could Shape 2019 Holiday Retail

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Consumers are most concerned with getting good deals around the holiday season, according to a recent study by Deloitte. According to new data from AlixPartners cited by RetailDive , only 31 percent of consumers are planning to spend the same or more than they did in 2018.

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Rebecca Minkoff Has Connected Commerce In The Bag

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Whether mainstream consumers embrace this fashionable progress will depend on what these wearables do — and, just as importantly, on what they don’t do. Trials with Bluetooth beacons in stores demonstrated what any consumer probably could have told retailers for free: People don’t want to be bombarded with notifications and deals.