Ecommerce Industry News
While shopping online, seven in 10 people are more likely to spend impulsively on their phones while lying in bed, according to a recent survey. Slickdeals found some other interesting consumer behavior in a survey […]
People will search for bargains as they set out to do their Easter shopping this year, according to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) in early March. A total of 80 percent […]
Raising Prices? Regulators Are Watching – Even if You’re UPS During the pandemic, some retailers were accused by regulators of price-gouging essential items like hand sanitizer and face masks. Regulators are still watching and are […]
When briefing Wall Street analysts on Thursday about Etsy’s fourth-quarter financials, CEO Josh Silverman took a moment to acknowledge Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that day, which he said weighed heavily on all of them. “I […]
Prices rose significantly for the items people buy for daily living, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, which reported numbers on Thursday that showed the largest 12-month change for the period ending January […]
Shoppers will return 16.6% of their retail purchases from 2021, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), with some of the returns involving fraud. The NRF and Appriss Retail released a report today that found […]
Fashion brand Ralph Lauren is considering buying “real estate” in virtual reality, its CEO told attendees at the National Retail Federation conference, according to CNBC. And Walmart may be preparing to enter the metaverse too, […]
Retail industry event planners must once again deal with concerns over COVID. The Toy Association cancelled the annual Toy Fair set to take place in mid-February at the Javits Center in New York City. It […]
Holiday consumer spending was up 8.6% over the 2021 season compared to the same period in 2020 – however, online prices in December were 3.1% higher compared to December of 2020, according to Adobe researchers. […]
In 3 short years, people will use social media to buy $1.2 trillion in goods worldwide, according to a new study from Accenture. That’s up from the current $492 billion in sales made through such […]