Average holiday budgets look very different across the country, with select cities in California and Texas dominating the list of municipalities that plan to spend the most this year.
Walmart is heading into the holidays with momentum after the retail giant reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings and revenue as traffic increased to its stores and website.
Nearly half of Americans say they feel the most stressed about their finances during the holiday season, with many of them heading into the holidays in debt.
On the heels of the biggest shopping season of the year comes an avalanche of returned merchandise that will end up sitting idle in warehouses and significantly cutting into the bottom line.
