Ecommerce Industry News
eBay, Amazon, and retailers are weighing in on the latest developments regarding a North American trade deal. The US, Canada, and Mexico renegotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) late last year, and on […]
Looking for something a little different to gift a family member or friend this holiday season? Nesting dolls may be what you’re looking for. Often referred to as matryoshka dolls or Russian nesting dolls, the […]
Small Business Saturday took place over the weekend, and spending grew about 10% over last year’s event. Americans who shopped at independent retailers and restaurants reported spending $19.6 billion that day, according to the 2019 […]
The Black Friday online shopping results are in. But first, if you didn’t head to the mall on Black Friday and are wondering what you missed, advertising consultant Chris Matyszczyk’s latest Technically Incorrect column on […]
How big a problem is package theft? One company has been studying the issue since 2017 and is out with its 2019 Package Theft Report. In its 2019 survey of 1,052 online shoppers, Shorr Packaging […]
Adobe Analytics saw 14.5% growth in online shopping by 10 am on Thanksgiving Day and forecast sales of $4.2 billion for the day, up from $3.7 billion in 2018. It’s been tracking holiday shopping and […]
FedEx surveyed 1,500 Canadians to probe their holiday shopping habits and fears. Forty percent of Canadians said they were more likely to shop online for holiday gifts this year compared to last year. But 7 […]
You may be old enough to remember when stores were closed on Thanksgiving Day. These days, it’s the kick-off to holiday shopping both in-store and online. A survey from Deloitte found 79% of the 1,200 […]
It’s not easy catching buyers’ attention. When it comes to holiday shopping online, are people browsing or searching for their gifts? A new Tophatter survey of over 1,000 US consumers found that nearly half (48.5%) […]
Often described as a more crotchety version of Jolly Old St. Nick, Belsnickel (also spelled Belsnickle, Pelznickel, and several other variants) arrived in America with German immigrants in the early 18th century. According to German […]