NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- TheStreet,
Inc. (NASDAQ: TST), a leading financial news and information
provider, announced today that will launch a new consumer products
social vertical called TheSpend.
The National Retail Federation predicts that 6 in 10 Americans –
an estimated 137.4 million people – plan to shop this Thanksgiving weekend. Of them, nearly 8 in 10 are
millennials, significantly higher than adults 35+. Debuting across
all major social networks on Black Friday and reporting throughout
the year, TheSpend will highlight the latest offerings from
retailers, consumer goods manufacturers and service companies with
a focus on market-changing features and pricing.
"For two decades, TheStreet has been producing news and market
analysis to educate and empower individual investors. TheSpend taps
into the same reporting power to help consumers become smarter
shoppers," said Tara Murphy,
Editor-in-Chief of TheStreet, Inc. "TheSpend focuses on what market
movers are doing at the consumer level and will uncover the best
products and pricing."
TheSpend's real time coverage of Black Friday kicks off at
daybreak on Thanksgiving with
TheStreet's Brian Sozzi visiting
mega retailers to report on the year's most sought-after gifts and
the crowd's reaction to the sales. Coverage will continue
throughout the weekend and into Cyber Monday as the country, and
TheSpend's reporters, move online to share the best products and
prices they can find.
To access these stories and all of TheSpend's shopping
intelligence, follow TheSpend on Twitter (@TheSpend,
www.twitter.com/thespend), Instagram (the.spend,
www.instagram.com/the.spend) or Snapchat (TheSpend), like TheSpend
on Facebook (CheckTheSpend, www.facebook.com/checkthespend) – or
visit www.thestreet.com/thespend.
About TheStreet
TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ: TST, www.t.st) is a leading financial
news and information provider to investors and institutions
worldwide. The Company's flagship brand, TheStreet
(www.thestreet.com), is celebrating its 20th year of
producing unbiased business news and market analysis for individual
investors. The Company's portfolio of institutional brands includes
The Deal (www.thedeal.com), which provides actionable, intraday
coverage of mergers, acquisitions and all other changes in
corporate control; BoardEx (www.boardex.com), a relationship
mapping service of corporate directors and officers; and RateWatch
(www.rate-watch.com), which supplies rate and fee data from banks
and credit unions across the U.S.
Contact: Jon Kostakopoulos, TheStreet, Inc.,
212-321-5561, Jon.Kostakopoulos at thestreet.com
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