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Report 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 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 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.
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#GivingTuesday: Do we need another holiday this season?
by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS
Another holiday concocted to get us to buy more gifts? On the contrary, this special day is a simple idea that can become one of your most important traditions…
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 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…
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Webinar spells out five big mistakes retailers are making with mobile this year
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
As the holiday shopping season really gets underway, retailers need to make their online shopping experiences as frictionless as possible. This presentation…
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 nowUS smartphone owners want to use Apple Pay and Google Wallet
November 21, 2014
Survey found some 30 percent of respondents want to use the mobile wallets but are unsure where they're accepted.
read now6-year-olds with smartphones? That's what Ericsson predicts
November 21, 2014
Yes, you read that right. What's more, the mobile network provider predicts that units will exceed 6.1 billion by 2020.
read nowSurvey: Most shoppers will buy at least one digital gift card this holiday season
November 20, 2014
Of the consumers surveyed, 72 percent have previously bought a gift card from an online website or mobile website/app.
read nowMost Americans say they won't shop on either Black Friday or Cyber Monday
November 19, 2014
Millennials are the most likely to shop on those dates.
read nowMore than half of Americans looking for rebates this holiday season
November 19, 2014
The number one type of product for which survey respondents are most likely to use a holiday rebate is electronics (51 percent). Twenty-six percent said they’d…
read nowTraditional coupon offers still dominate, but volume of digital 'clips' continues to climb
November 19, 2014
More than 2 billion coupons were redeemed during the first nine months of 2014.
read nowMobile's impact on new product purchases by moms rises 26 percent over 2013
November 18, 2014
With moms on the go, smartphones in hand, the study finds that a majority use their mobile device specifically for shopping while in-store.
read nowNielsen: Global perceptions of store brands improve, but share of basket varies by country
November 18, 2014
The Nielsen Global Survey of Private Label polled more than 30,000 Internet respondents in 60 countries to understand how consumer perceptions about…
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