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October 17, 2013

MCM Thursday
 
2014 is the Year of Mobile App Insights
Free Shipping: An Ecommerce Headache or Opportunity?
NRF: Washington Gridlock to Impact Holiday Spending
How to Ride the Coattails of an Existing Meme
The End of Black Friday? Research Shows Retail Holiday in Decline
Kmart and Sears Highlight Holiday Gameplans

2014 is the Year of Mobile App Insights

By Bob Moul

As 2014 approaches, the very factors that have kept mobile measurement in the background are about to push app analytics front and center. The mobile channel is growing as a revenue driver, merchants are beginning to integrate apps with other communication efforts, and technology platforms are emerging to support in-depth measurement of app activity.

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Free Shipping: An Ecommerce Headache or Opportunity?

By Tim Parry

Ecommerce companies that invest in shipping extras, such as speedy delivery times, vast fulfillment networks and free shipping are seeing surprising returns through customer loyalty, referrals and positive reviews. So what’s holding the rest back?

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NRF: Washington Gridlock to Impact Holiday Spending

By Tim Parry

Faced with continued economic uncertainty and used to doing more with less, consumers will take a conservative approach to spending this holiday season, according to National Retail Federation’s holiday consumer spending survey.

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How to Ride the Coattails of an Existing Meme

By Stephan Spencer

Memes are a free and practically effortless way to get hits. All you have to do is curate existing content already posted to the Internet and perhaps add your own little twist to it. Here's how merchants are using existing memes to build their online exposure.

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The End of Black Friday? Research Shows Retail Holiday in Decline

By Tim Parry

Black Friday shopping may be on the decline, according to a new study by customer satisfaction technology and analytics firm CFI Group. The 2013 Holiday Retail Spending Report found consumers are placing less emphasis on the post-Thanksgiving event and starting their holiday shopping earlier in the season.

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Kmart and Sears Highlight Holiday Gameplans

By MCM Staff

Sears, Roebuck and Co. has announced its strategies to attract holiday shoppers this season. For example, Kmart will roll out its Lease-to-Own program in time for Black Friday, while Sears announced it has more than 95 million items available via Sears Marketplace.

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