4 Specialty Retailers Expected to See Huge Holiday Online Sales
A new research report from the e-commerce team at UBS highlights companies that will do a huge portion of the total fourth-quarter business via the Internet.
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Abercrombie & Fitch reported mixed third-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning.
RadioShack’s Stock Price Races Toward $0
RadioShack is at odds with its lenders again. The battle is over whether the retailer can close 1,100 locations, among other things.
Cyber Monday Closes Out 5-Day Online Shopping Spree
For all intents and purposes, Black Friday was transformed into Black November this year, with promotional pricing kicking in for some retailers right after Halloween.
Cyber Monday Online Sales Rise 9.2%
Cyber Monday online shopping was up sharply as of noon Monday, though the average order value was the same as a year ago.
J.C. Penney Down 5% on Weak Retail Sales Data
As data for the Black Friday weekend begins to accumulate, it is becoming clear that the weekend was not a rousing success for retailers.
New Amazon Credit Ratings Quite Different at Moody’s and S&P
It may seem like a rare day when you get two different ratings agencies issuing opinions, and different opinions at that, on a company like Amazon.com.
Apple, New York City Dominate Black Friday Sales
ThinkstockOnline traffic and sales posted new milestones over the past two days, with mobile traffic accounting for 52.1% of all online traffic on Thanksgiving Day and 49.6% of all traffic on Black Friday. Mobile…
Amazon Cuts Some Prices 50%
One of the questions often asked by retail experts and investors is whether bricks-and-mortar companies and e-commerce operations can afford to deeply discount a large portion of the products they sell. If not, many…
America’s Most Popular Stores
courtesy of Wal-Mart StoresIt’s a marketing adage that keeping an existing customer is both cheaper and easier than wooing a new one. It takes time and money to become one of America’s most popular…
Thanksgiving Online Sales Tally: Up 14%
ThinkstockTotal online traffic on Thanksgiving Day rose 14.3% this year compared with 2013, but the average order value was about 2% less. Mobile traffic accounted for over half (52.1%) of all online traffic, up…
Strikes, Protests Hit 1,600 Walmart Stores
blackfridayprotests.orgFor the third consecutive year, strikes and protests are taking place at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) locations around the country. Protesters are seeking minimum pay of $15 an hour and full-time work on…
Online Sales Rise 12% on Thanksgiving Day
ThinkstockThanksgiving Day online shopping posted some good news and some not-so-good news. As of 6:00 p.m. ET on Thanksgiving Day, online sales are up 12.2% compared with the same period a year ago and…
How Can Home Depot Drop Prices 40%?
There are several reasons retailers drop prices over the holidays. One is to bring in shoppers and hope they will buy products which are not deeply discounted. Another is to fight for market share,…
E-Commerce Spending Reaches $17.5 Billion
Consumers have spent $17.5 billion via e-commerce during the first 23 days of November. That is an 11% increase over the same period in 2013. The data is for desktop computers, according to research…