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Report: Average holiday retail ad only engaged 6 percent of consumers
March 12, 2014
Advertising consultancy Communicus has revealed the findings of its 2013 holiday advertising research. A Communicus study of retailers' holiday 201…
read now60 percent of Millennials willing to share personal info with brands
March 7, 2014
With consumer privacy at the forefront of the nation's collective consciousness, given the recent Target data breach and ongoing NSA spying scandal, new Mintel…
read nowCold weather put a chill on retail revenue in February
March 6, 2014
Retail analytics firm Euclid has released its monthly retail benchmark report to analyze shopper activity and behavior during the month of February. This…
read nowStudy: 38% of Americans have chucked checks
March 4, 2014
Asked how often they write personal checks, the most common response among Americans is "never" (37.8 percent), followed by "several times a month" (25.…
read nowPursway announces patented purchase influence tech
March 4, 2014
Big data analytics firm Pursway has announced the availability of its purchase influence targeting tools, MyPIVO (Purchase Influence Value Order), fastPIVO and…
read nowSurvey highlights winning, losing holiday pricing strategies
March 3, 2014
Retail consultancy 360pi has announced its findings on the 2013 holiday shopping season following its "Retail's 2013 Holiday Winners & Losers" webinar.
read nowUK consumers less tolerant to poor service than US counterparts
February 26, 2014
New research from NewVoiceMedia reveals that U.K. consumers are less tolerant to poor customer service than those in the U.S.. Coupled with findings that they…
read nowHalf of consumers now read emails only on mobile devices, conversion rates are twice that of desktop
February 26, 2014
For the first time ever, the proportion of consumers interacting with email on smartphones or tablets alone hit 50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013…
read nowReport reveals strong growth in mobile and tablet shopping traffic
February 24, 2014
In its latest Influence & Impact report, e-commerce provider ShopVisible found that site traffic from mobile devices and tablets significantly increased …
read nowReport says US consumer well-being is improving
February 24, 2014
Temkin Group has released its Temkin Well-being Index (TWI), which measures the well-being of U.S. adult consumers. The TWI is based on surveys of 10,000 U.S.
read nowSurvey says: Data breaches not changing shoppers' behaviors
February 20, 2014
Despite concerns over the security of their personal information in the wake of massive retail security breaches, many American shoppers still aren't taking…
read nowOpt-out registry takes aim at location-based marketers
February 19, 2014
The Future of Privacy Forum, a Washington-based think tank seeking to advance responsible data use and consumer privacy, and The Wireless Registry Inc., a…
read nowFashion retailer using traffic tech to study customer behavior
February 19, 2014
Tyco Retail Solutions has announced that FJ Benjamin, a group of global luxury and lifestyle brands across Asia, has successfully implemented Tyco’s Traffic…
read nowNearly half of Americans who receive a tax refund will save rather than spend it
February 19, 2014
Having a plethora of options for how to use their tax refunds, more Americans this year are opting to stash their cash away for a rainy day. According to NRF's…
read nowSurvey: UK shoppers are now 'habitual deal seekers'
February 18, 2014
Retail service provider parago has released its second U.K. shopper study, "Let's Make a Deal." According to the company, the results reveal that regardless of…
read nowOnline shopping up 8 percent in the week before Valentine's Day
February 14, 2014
IBM today released new data from its Digital Analytics Benchmark to capture online shopping trends during the week leading up to Valentine's Day 2014 (Feb. 7 …
read nowNRF: Severe winter weather cripples retail sales
February 13, 2014
Consumers leveled off post-holiday shopping and spending in the beginning of the year due in part to severe winter weather in much of the country. According to…
read nowConsumer spending slowed in January
February 13, 2014
First Data Corporation has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for Jan.1, 2014, through Jan. 31, 2013, compared to Jan. 1 2013, through Jan. 31, 2013.
read nowPOPAI releases 2014 Mass Merchant Study results
February 12, 2014
Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) announced it is officially releasing its 2014 Mass Merchant Study, a continuation of their Shopper…
read nowRetail imports expected to drop in typically slow February
February 11, 2014
Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to drop 8.4 percent in February from the same time last year as the shipping cycle…
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