According to new data, in-person sales made a comeback this holiday season.
New Mastercard SpendingPulse data viewed by the New York Times showed that in-store sales rose 2.9% this holiday shopping season, from November 1 through December 24.
A Macy’s employee who has worked behind the beauty counter for 32 years told the Times that in-person stores “are still holding on, and we’re still making our numbers because people are shopping.”
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Shop owners in a Henderson, Nevada, mall told the New York Post that they hit or exceeded their holiday goals this year and that it gets busier year after year.
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