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MASTERCARD ECONOMICS INSTITUTE

2025 Holiday Retail Spend Outlook Webinar

October 1, 2025 | 1:30 p.m. ET

Stay informed and understand the shifts in preferences as consumer sentiment evolves during the season and how promotional timing can influence purchase behaviors.  

Join Mastercard’s Chief Economist Michelle Meyer and CivicScience’s CEO and Founder John Dick for a deep dive into how near real-time consumer spend data and sentiment indicators can help retailers anticipate demand shifts and optimize things like inventory and marketing promotions during this holiday season.  

Leveraging Mastercard market insights that measure in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment and consumer opinion analytics, we’ll explore:  

  • What CivicScience’s data is telling us about consumer sentiment
  • How this season’s insights tie into an outlook for the overall US economy
  • What is influencing this year’s holiday shopper


Speakers:

Michelle Meyer Headshot
Michelle Meyer Chief Economist and Head of the Mastercard Economics Institute
John Dick headshot
John Dick CEO and Founder, CivicScience

Register now

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