ComScore reported U.S. desktop retail ecommerce spending for the first 25 days of the November-December 2016 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $24.52 billion has been spent online, marking a 12-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year. Thanksgiving Day Read more
Thanksgiving and Black Friday 2016 saw more shoppers than ever before make purchases on major retail sites according to insights from HookLogic – the pioneer of performance marketing for brands. Shoppers on Thanksgiving were up 16.1% and purchasers were up Read more
Adobe released data on Thursday evening showing online sales figures and retail trends for Thanksgiving Day (between midnight and 5 pm Eastern). So far (as of 5 pm on November 24, 2016), Thanksgiving Day has brought in $1.15 Billion in Read more
Adobe continued this year’s Holiday Shopping analysis with a report on Wednesday showing a 3.5% increase in spending over last year – the data from Adobe shows that $25.59 billion has been spent during the holiday season thus far. The Read more
Visa says more consumers than ever will turn to online shopping, with 47% of consumers planning to complete their holiday shopping online. The following post was published on the Visa blog on Monday. According to a recent Visa study, online Read more
With the middle of the holiday season approaching and shoppers eager to take advantage of early promotions from retailers, more than half of consumers have already started making dents in their holiday gift lists, according to the annual mid-season survey Read more
The holidays may still seem a distant way out, but Americans are already crossing items off of their shopping lists. In fact, as of end-of-September, one-third (33%) of consumers say they have already started their holiday shopping, up significantly from Read more
Amazon today announced it is creating more than 120,000 seasonal positions across its U.S. network of fulfillment centers, sortation centers and customer service sites this holiday season. Last year, more than 14,000 seasonal positions were transitioned to regular, full-time roles Read more
If you’re in retail, you can’t avoid hearing about the holiday shopping season. Etsy, always a good source of tips and suggestions, has begun advising sellers to prepare. PayPal has said September 30th kicks off the shopping season. And a recent report Read more
