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With online shopping scams, scammers create fake websites that look and perform similarly to the sites of popular retailers, tricking people into providing financial information. These sites offer popular items at a fraction of the usual cost and promise perks such as free shipping and overnight delivery, exploiting the premium online shoppers put on price and speed.

In a phishing scam, a cybercriminal disguises themselves as a trusted source (like a retailer or charity), leading you to click on a malicious link in an email, instant message, or text, which then allows the attacker to steal their data, including login credentials and credit card numbers.

While shoppers await their packages, cybercriminals take advantage of the hectic delivery season via fake delivery scams, where they send fake delivery notifications via text or email impersonating the Postal Service, Amazon, FedEx, or UPS. These notifications may link to a fake site or ask you to enter personal information or a credit card number, which they can then use for themselves.

In overypayment scams, scammers offer to buy items with a check that's more than the asking price. They then request the excess amount back. Later, their check bounces, and the seller loses out on the whole amount. Overpayment is a common tactic used during OfferUp scams when the buyer requests paying outside of the app.

People are exceptionally generous during the holiday season. Scammers exploit this by tricking them into donating to fake charities. These scammers either imitate real charities or create their own with convincing websites, all to steal from unsuspecting donors.

For travel-related booking scams, scammers create fake hotel and flight booking sites with alluring deals to steal money, personal information, and/or to harvest personal data, often leaving victims in the red and hunted by phishing emails.

During the holidays, while white elephant and secret Santa are popular, be cautious of "Secret Sister" gift exchanges on social media. These fake gift exchanges are pyramid schemes that falsely promise up to a high number of gifts in return for sending one gift and your personal information.

With the rise of inflation, seasonal jobs will be more popular than ever this year. And with increased job demand comes a rush of fake offers and job posting scams. Scam artists will often send tempting email offers that urge you to click a link for further information, provide personal information that can be used to steal your identity, or even give bank routing details to prospective, fake employers.

Family pets are a very popular gift during the holidays, especially with people able to dedicate more time away from work or school. Sadly, sometimes people are lured in by a cute puppy or other pet for sale, only to find out that they have been scammed out of their money. Consumers should watch out for people selling a dog or cat on social media, especially if asked to purchase through gift cards or Zelle.

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The retail industry has seen consistent growth during the holiday season over the last five years, with Statista reporting (paywall) growth ranging from 3 to 5% year over year -- a strong growth rate. In fact, the last holiday season proved to be the highest growth year within that time period, boasting 5.5% growth, or $692 billion spent, according to the National Retail Federation. In spite of the track record and a strong economy, I believe there are some warning signs for retailers as the 2018 holiday season approaches.

The economy does appear to be healthy, but the consumer may be running out of steam. Wages are vulnerable and no longer outpacing inflation, according to MarketWatch. Interest rates are rising, which can potentially eat into discretionary spend that might have been spent on consumer goods. In other words, wages have less spending power when they're not outpacing inflation and are counteracted by higher interest rates. Additionally, Time reported that trade wars and tariffs could increase the cost of certain imports, as companies forced to pay more for raw materials may pass the increased cost on to the consumer.

This retail season will likely see continued growth, but given this data, I predict that it will be at a slower pace than we have seen in recent years. Here are three industries that could give some indication as to how the broader retail category might perform:

As shown by Statista (paywall), the apparel and footwear category has experienced flat or low growth in market value since 2011, but I predict the growth of footwear and apparel will be buoyed in particular by the overall casualization of apparel that was prompted by the emergence and popularization of athleisure. Such generalized casualization also seems to be filtering into luxury categories, with sneakers reportedly performing well and becoming a priority for retailers. I believe this growth will extend through the holiday season but will probably not persist in the long term, as some of the recent economic boosts in this category could be due to trends that can't be counted on in the long term.

Many have discussed the fact that luxury retail has floundered, and measures like the S&P Global Luxury Index suggest this was especially true following the economic downturn in 2008. This was likely due in part to negative perceptions and income segregation, but luxury indicators are showing strong positive signs for the first time in years. As of today, the S&P Global Luxury Index is up nearly 10% on a year-to-date basis, SeekingAlpha reported that consumer confidence is closing in on a record high, and the wealthy are likely to enjoy a sizable tax benefit.

Wage stagnation and inflation of consumer good prices are, naturally, not impacting luxury shoppers to the same degree as other shoppers. Some of those creeping threats to the economy are not threatening the wealthy. Additionally, Business Insider reported that consumer sentiment is higher among those with higher wages. While that has traditionally been the case, the gap seems greater to me than it has in some time, as wage stagnation and inflation are impacting middle-class Americans but not the wealthy -- which is part of why this category has a positive outlook.

I predict that growth will be slow for retailers that sell consumer electronics, both in-store and online. This has to do with the digital nature of these products, which makes it easy for consumers to comparison-shop online. Naturally, that may mean that more sales will be captured by online-only retailers or retailers in other categories. Brick and mortar has flagged as a whole, as explained by the Wall Street Journal (paywall) -- but it is, in my opinion, likely to be especially anemic among consumer electronics retailers.

There are a few positive possibilities. Both millennials and moms have considerable spending power -- after all, Pew reported that there are about 17 million millennial moms in the U.S. In my experience as an economist, these groups tend to be more positive about consumer electronics. As such, brick-and-mortar retailers could see improving conditions if they focus on these demographics, but that outcome is far from a guarantee.

Industry analysts may too frequently use past performance to predict future results. The holiday retail season has experienced ongoing growth based on a strong economy for the last five years. But it is important not to make projections based only on what has happened. Though the economy is sound now, there are significant indicators that point to slowing growth during the next six months.

Thursday evening will mark only the seventh time the Longhorns have played on a non-holiday weekday in the past 50-plus years.Find game time, TV channel and information about how to watch online below.

Weather: The forecast calls for a high temperature of 75 degrees on Thursday in Ames, with an overnight low of 49. Sunset is at 7 p.m.,and mostly clear skies and light winds are expected.

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In recent years, Ahmad said, the price of raw materials that go into her products has dramatically jumped. When the Trump administration took office four years ago, "you could probably get a box of wax for like $52 for 50 pounds, and now it is $72," she said. "We can't up our prices to match what our margins were before. A lot of it is because we use soy wax," she explained, naming one of the products that got caught up in a tariff showdown in the past couple of years.

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