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This session originally took place at the Chicago Excellence in Customer Engagement Summit on October 17, 2023.

Watch this session for a glimpse into our Chief Economist’s thoughts on the 2023 economy, how consumer behavior and expectations continue to evolve and a look ahead at the holiday season with near real-time data from Mastercard SpendingPulse™.

Mastercard SpendingPulseTM measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, including anonymized and aggregated sales activity in the Mastercard payments network, coupled with survey-based estimates for other payment forms, such as cash and check, to offer insights into key questions.

THIS SESSION COVERS:

  • The shift in consumer behavior and priorities around necessities, experiences and travel

  • What consumer spend insights tell us about the upcoming holiday season

  • How retail executives should be thinking about the future

Speakers:

stevesadove
Steve Sadove Former chairman & CEO, Saks, and Mastercard Senior Advisor
michelle meyer
Michelle Meyer Chief economist, North America, Mastercard

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