The online shopping environment will slacken, very slightly, from the one last year. Over 121` million people will shop online in 2015 compared to 126.9 million, according to the National Retail Federation…
Douglas A. McIntyre After Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, all retailers are now turning their sites to Cyber Monday. Wait, Cyber Monday deals have already started. All of these online and in-store deals may…
Most data showed that store traffic was slow and e-commerce was fast. This new normal in retail pushed Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD) into Cyber-Monday with large discounts, some as high as 25%, as…
Most data showed that store traffic was slow and e-commerce was fast. This new normal in retail pushed desperate Macy’s (NYSE: M) into Cyber-Monday with large discounts, some as high as 40%,…
According to IBM’s measurements, Black Friday online sales rose 20.7% as mobile sales moved ahead of desktop, through 6 PM. Almost certainly, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was the primary beneficiary, due to its…
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has a number of products on which its has offered prices reductions. According to the world’s largest retailer these are the “hottest deals of the year”. Walmart’s challenge is…
Online sales are expected to rise again this weekend as all those promised Black Friday deals finally kick-in. Many retailers, including Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) have…
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) wins, again. Research firm comScore expects digital commerce to rise 14% to $70 billion. While the growth rate for e-commerce has pulled back from the days when it was…
The latest account from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reports that there has been a total of 690 data breaches recorded through November 24, 2015, and that more than 176 million…
Paul Ausick Based on the number of monthly unique users, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), with nearly 194 million, is the undisputed leader. The company’s reach of 78% is more than 50% higher than that…
More than 77% of all Americans visited a Google site in October, and more than 54% of all Americans viewed a video at a Google site.
It's no big secret that hedge funds had a rocky third quarter. However that did not stop them from adding certain equities to their holdings in hopes of boosting their returns.
Macy's and Nordstrom, long-time Wall Street favorites, are now in the doghouse after their recent disappointing earnings reports and lackluster guidance.
According to new research from WalletHub, among the 30 largest retailers, the average discount for all product categories on Black Friday will be more than 40%.
Every five minutes, a new deal on Amazon.com. Starting on Friday, Nov. 20, and lasting for eight days.
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