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Report says Black Friday down from last year, but November saw modest growth overall
December 4, 2014
In-store engagement improved, with average duration up and bounce rate down, as the shoppers that did visit the store had a strong intent to buy.
read nowReport details shopping behaviors of US Hispanic population
December 3, 2014
Hispanics account for one-sixth of the U.S. population, totaling 53 million people. These shoppers have increased their spending more than 200 percent since…
read nowBitStraat providing free tablets to Amsterdam retailers
December 3, 2014
Goal is "to make Amsterdam the bitcoin capital."
read nowIBM report says Cyber Monday revenue up 8.5 percent over last year
December 2, 2014
From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, overall online sales increased 12.6 percent, with mobile sales up 27.2 percent compared to the same period in 2013.
read nowAnheuser-Busch deploys 1,000 transparent digital signage coolers
December 2, 2014
MRI has deployed 1,000 of its ThruVu Digital Coolers for the beer-brewing giant and parent company of Budweiser.
read now'Payment experience' designed to bridge multichannel gap
December 1, 2014
SALT Technology Inc. announced a new payment experience designed to bridge the gap between online, physical and mobile channels for customer checkout.
read nowFirst 23 days of November saw $17.5 billion in desktop e-commerce
November 26, 2014
Friday, November 21 has been the heaviest online spending day of the season to date at $914 million in desktop spending.
read nowMTA pilots digital signage shopping on Amazon in NYC subways
November 26, 2014
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, New York City MTA's "On the Go" digital signage information kiosks will showcase transactional Amazon.com ads to…
read nowTwitter set to test card-linked offers
November 26, 2014
Social network also is still testing a Buy button as it enhances position as an e-commerce portal.
read nowSwirl releases results of retail beacon marketing campaigns
November 25, 2014
The Swirl platform is currently deployed at retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada, including Lord & Taylor, Hudson's Bay, Urban Outfitters, Alex & Ani…
read nowKPMG says payment security issues will impact holiday shopping
November 25, 2014
More than half of consumers are either unsure or not confident at all in the security of their personal information when shopping both in-store and online.
read nowMood Media, Shazam announce 'Shazam In-Store'
November 25, 2014
According to the companies, Shazam-In Store, part of Shazam's larger expansion strategy into consumer-facing environments, is integrated into the existing…
read nowSurvey: Online shoppers have become deal-hungry
November 25, 2014
Eighty-one percent of survey respondents said the accessibility of discount, deal and coupon sites have affected their willingness to pay full price. In fact…
read nowSquare plans to accept Apple Pay
November 24, 2014
Founder Jack Dorsey says support will come in 2015.
read nowDeloitte releases pre-Thanksgiving survey results
November 24, 2014
Consumers still have a lot of shopping to do, and more than half will shop over Thanksgiving weekend.
read nowStudy finds differences between men and women when it comes to impulse purchases
November 24, 2014
Nearly 90 percent of millennials said they had made an impulse purchase, compared to just 56 percent of seniors.
read nowMost consumers prefer gift cards to gifts, but many feel guilty asking for them
November 24, 2014
Survey finds 78 percent of consumers think gift cards make shopping easy, but one in three consumers feels guilty putting them on their wish lists.
read nowBlack Friday in-store shopping still tops, Cyber Monday actually draws one-third of consumers to physical stores
November 24, 2014
Younger consumers are the most likely to shop in physical stores Thanksgiving Thursday through Cyber Monday, with 25-34 year-olds most likely to shop in a…
read nowGlobalShop, IIDA announce partnership
November 21, 2014
IIDA will endorse, promote and act as Knowledge Partner for GlobalShop beginning next year at its annual retail design trade show and conference, March 24-2…
read nowLevelUp, Cardpool partner for gift card exchange program
November 21, 2014
Cardpool can enable LevelUp users to sell their unused and partially-used gift cards in exchange for LevelUp credits.
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