{
  "id": 14740088,
  "title": "Online Retail Spending Gains as Consumers Navigate Higher Prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/online-retail-spending-gains-as-consumers-navigate-higher-prices",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T16:13:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/commerce/ecommerce/2026/online-retail-spending-gains-consumers-navigate-higher-prices/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Online retail kept taking consumer dollars in September, extending an annual growth rate that outpaced overall retail even as inflation reduced the purchasing power behind the broader sales increase. Sales at non-store retailers, which include eCommerce firms, rose 0.3% from August and 8.2% from September 2025, according to Census Bureau data released Thursday (Oct. 15). […] The post Online…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}