Adobe is crunching the numbers on holiday-shopping returns and found shoppers are returning fewer products this year compared to last year. Between November 1 and December 12, returns were down 2.5% versus the comparable period last year. But in the Read more
Amazon is holding its 3rd annual Prime Big Deal Days sale on October 8 – 9, 2024, in which it offers exclusive “early holiday deals” exclusively for Prime members. Amazon will offer new deals as often as every 5 minutes Read more
Amazon explained how it adjusts capacity for the peak shopping season, advising sellers who use its fulfillment services to get their inventory to its warehouses by October 26 in order to be ready for Black Friday, the traditional kickoff to Read more
“It’s not too late to start selling on Walmart.com before the holidays,” Walmart advised merchants today, and cited research from eMarketer predicting 15.5% growth in online holiday sales this year. Etsy also issued a holiday-season message for sellers, with both Read more
Holiday shopping may extend well into the New Year, according to survey findings from Pitney Bowes. In the face of supply chain disruption, US consumers are hopeful for discounts and increased inventory following the holidays, it found. Delayed gratification isn’t Read more
Retailers and merchants lose a lot of money due to cyber crime, and the National Retail Federation (NRF) wants to get the word out to consumers: shop safe. In a post this week, the NRF offered advice on how consumers Read more
Adobe is out with a report on how holiday shopping is shaping up based on actual online transactions. What’s most striking is the increase in stockouts this year, but probably not surprising to most people given the attention the news Read more
A local photographer filled a gap in Cyber weekend holiday events last year by launching a national movement to support artists and artisans. “Artists Sunday” is sandwiched between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. Commercial and Read more
PayPal is giving away $20 million in a holiday sweepstakes to encourage people to pay for items using its payment service. The PayPal Holiday Sweepstakes comes amid the holiday shopping season, but the holiday-messaging was subdued. PayPal sent an email Read more
We’re nearly 2 weeks into the all-important fourth quarter, and as the Auction Professor writes in his column in today’s issue, it’s time for all hands on deck. Amazon kicked off holiday sales last week, with an announcement titled, “Amazon Read more
