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The number of cashless Americans have increased in the last five years.

The number of Americans who say they are "cashless" has jumped in the last five years; 41% of Americans said they did not use cash for their purchases in a typical week in 2022, up from 29% in 2018, according to a Pew Research Center survey released last October.

California and New York attract the bulk of company investments in the US, but there have been increases in the past five years across numerous other states too.

Finance experts and lawyers have revealed seven dark practices online retailers use to trick you into spending more money. These include hidden costs and tricky wording.

The results come from an analysis of millions of tweets involving more than 2,000 global brands ranging from clothing stores, brewing companies, and food distributers.

A sentiment analysis of tweets commenting on over 2,000 global brands shows us the most loved and hated brands from around the world.

Here’s how retailers use dark patterns on websites and apps to deceive us so we’ll spend more money and share our private information with them.

How to spot UX dark patterns.

Many retail websites are guilty of using shady tactics, known as dark patterns, to get customers to spend.