(New York Times) — American Express recently announced a new service that gives shoppers 180 days to return eligible purchased goods. It also covers certain return shipping and restocking fees. The company isn’t doing this out of the goodness of its heart, of course. It will cost you $49.99 a year, and shoppers with any type […]
(USA Today) — Thanksgiving weekend is traditionally the kickoff of the holiday gift buying season, and it’s vitally important to retailers. Most Americans, of course, head off to giant stores. But this year, American Express has launched an initiative encouraging Americans to spend some of their holiday dollars in small, local stores. They’ve declared the Saturday […]
(Crain’s) — First, big-box retailers hyped up Black Friday. Then online sellers touted Cyber Monday. Now the biggest holiday shopping weekend of the year looks to get even crazier, as the first “Small Business Saturday” will take place here on Nov. 27. New York City is the first city in the country to endorse the […]
(CNN Money) — American Express is the credit card issuer of choice for the fourth year in a row, a report released Thursday showed. Based on a 1,000-point scale, AmEx received a customer satisfaction rating of 769, which was 55 points higher than the industry average, according to a survey conducted in March and April by information […]