IBM says ecommerce sales for Thanksgiving were up 26% over the same day in 2014, with consumers spending $123.45 per order. So how did online customers shop, and did all retailers survive the onslaught of traffic? Find out here.
The Guitar Center site, GuitarCenter.com, is now based on an updated IT platform infrastructure, creating a seamless omnichannel user interface.
The decision by Amazon to begin Black Friday discounts before November 27 has paid off with the online giant achieving a 12% rise in U.S. traffic, according to digital analytics firm, SimilarWeb.
MIAMI, Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Latin American cross-border shopping mall, iguama, today announced its strategic alliance with ChannelAdvisor (NYSE: ECOM), which will drive sales from U.S. retailers to iguama customers in Latin America. Today, many U.S. brands … Continue Reading →
Supply chain automation firm Dematic plans to acquire warehouse execution system (WES) provider Reddwerks Corporation.
Amidst a year of market-moving news coming out of China, no shortage of attention has been paid to its growing consumer class’ buying power as more enter the global online ecommerce market. PayPal and Ipsos released the findings of their second global cross-border commerce report, which investigated the online and cross-border shopping habits of more than 23,200 consumers in 29 countries, and reveals new opportunities for merchants to expand their international sales.
Canadian shoppers love a good deal, so much so over 1.2 million people are planning to call in sick to take advantage of sales and promotions being offered this Black Friday or Cyber Monday according to a new IPG Mediabrands study.
Despite a backlash against Thanksgiving Day sales events in brick and mortar stores, U.S. consumers have made it their third biggest ecommerce shopping day. Which day of the year is the top ecommerce day in the U.S.? You’ll be surprised…
A survey by Bizrate Insights has found that Millennials are the most interested in same-day delivery, with nearly a third (30%) of them saying it is important, contrasted by only 5% of Seniors.
This past week, there have been three separate instances of retail brands who ran into social media blowback as a result of some type of faux paus or protest over moves tied to holiday shopping.