MasterCard SpendingPulse, which tracks all kinds of payments including cash and debit cards, reported that holiday sales had risen 8.5 per cent from a year earlier. AFP
MasterCard SpendingPulse, which tracks all kinds of payments including cash and debit cards, reported that holiday sales had risen 8.5 per cent from a year earlier. AFP

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US holiday sales up 8.5% despite Omicron surge

E-commerce drives spending as customers shopped early to ensure gifts arrived by Christmas

The National

December 27, 2021