Grainger’s Ecommerce Sales Pass $3 Billion in 2013

| MCM Staff

Grainger’s online presence faired very well in 2013, earning the B2B merchant $3 billion in ecommerce sales alone, according to its annual financial report. Overall, Grainger saw a 5% increase in total sales, equating to $9.4 billion, however, the merchant said its ecommerce presence represent “the fastest growing and most profitable channel in the business.”

Cyber Monday Sales Increase 150% on Smartphones

| MCM Staff

Branding Brand, the mobile commerce platform to top retailers, today announced the results of its Mobile Commerce Index for Cyber Monday, which showed a 150% increase in sales on smartphone-optimized websites.

Walmart Sees One Billion Pages Views Over Cyber Weekend

| MCM Staff

Cyber Monday proved to be the biggest online sales day in the history of Walmart. In fact, according to the retailer, from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday was the highest five-day stretch in online sales for the retailer in its history with over one billion page views processed.

70% of Merchants Expect Zero Growth on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

| MCM Staff

A recent survey of nearly 1,000 merchants has found that Black Friday and Cyber Monday might not be a major success in terms of sales for some retailers. In fact, according to the survey from Newtek Business Services, 70% believe their sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday will remain unchanged compared to 2012 sales.

6 Data Points to Track This Holiday Season

| Jerry Jao

It’s easy to fall into the trap of gathering all kinds of data because you don’t want to miss an opportunity. In fact, there are really just a handful of data points to keep an eye on this holiday season.

5 Ways Gift Cards Can Boost Sales

| Erin Lynch

For the past five years gift cards have been ranked as the number one most popular gift among shoppers. In fact, according to Shopatron, not only will the average shopper spend more than $150 on gift cards annually, but 72% of recipients become repeat customers. Here are five surefire ways you can harness the power of gift cards on your ecommerce site.