Does November’s Sales Increase Mean JCPenney’s Turnaround is Complete?
JCPenney announced today that it’s same-store sales were up 10.1% compared to November 2012.
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Walmart Sees One Billion Pages Views Over Cyber Weekend
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.
Adobe Reports Record $2.29 Billion in Cyber Monday Sales
Cyber Monday ecommerce sales increased by 16% year-over-year to $2.29 billion, according to online shopping data compiled by Adobe for the Adobe Digital Index 2013. Here’s a look at Adobe’s breakdown of Cyber Monday by the hour, device and social referral traffic.
Amazon Prime Air: Delivery By Drones
Amazon is hoping that, by 2015, it will be able to deliver orders via droids. Yes, drones. Amazon Prime Air is hoping for takeoff in 2015.
Don’t Worry, Thanksgiving Weekend Retail Spending is Down 3%
During a conference call on Dec. 1, neither NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay or Prosper’s Consumer Insights Director Pam Goodfellow seemed to be alarmed by the drop-off in Thanksgiving weekend sales figures.
ShopperTrak: Retail Store Sales Rose 2.3% Thanksgiving and Black Friday
With the allure of deep discounts, “door-buster” promotions and extended store hours, shoppers visited more stores and spent more money across the days of Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday than they did last year. However, sales rose only 2.3%.
Branding Brand Says Mobile Commerce Grew on Black Friday
[CLICK HERE for Multichannel Merchant’s Cyber Weekend 2013 coverage] Mobile Visits Grow, but Revenue Explodes: Thanksgiving Day Sales on Smartphone-optimized Websites up 258% (via PR Newswire) PITTSBURGH, Nov. 30, 2013 … Continue Reading →
U.S. Retailers See Global Ecommerce Grow on Black Friday
U.S. retailers and brands who use Borderfree’s platform saw their online same-store sales to international consumers rise 50% this Black Friday compared to last year, according to information provided by the global ecommerce technology provider.
IBM: Black Friday Mobile Sales Surge 43%
Record-setting Thanksgiving Day ecommerce sales set the stage for a record Black Friday with online sales growing 18.9% over the same period last year, according to the the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark. The biggest surge came from mobile sales which reached 21.8% of total online sales for Black Friday, a 43% increase.
Sears Reports Thanksgiving, Black Friday 2013 Trends
Integrated shopping trends have ruled the day – and night – as Shop Your Way members and customers took advantage of more options to get doorbuster savings at Sears for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday 2013.