Holiday consumer spending was up 8.6% over the 2021 season compared to the same period in 2020 – however, online prices in December were 3.1% higher compared to December of 2020, according to Adobe researchers. Adobe is out with two Read more
Holiday shopping may extend well into the New Year, according to survey findings from Pitney Bowes. In the face of supply chain disruption, US consumers are hopeful for discounts and increased inventory following the holidays, it found. Delayed gratification isn’t Read more
Amazon shipping can handle last-minute sales for all those Christmas procrastinators, according to a post the company published on Thursday. And it means last minute! The door has already closed for sellers who rely on standard shipping services, but Amazon Read more
eBay advised sellers not to let their eBay ads laps after Christmas, and it provided data to back up its claims that shopping doesn’t end on December 25th. “Around 3.1 billion searches occurred between December 25 and January 31 last Read more
Holiday shoppers turn to resale sites when they can’t find what they want elsewhere, and OfferUp said inventory issues and shipping delays are driving the trend this year. Its survey of secondhand shoppers found that 1 in 4 will use Read more
The Thanksgiving holiday kicks off a big weekend of holiday shopping, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But the National Retail Federation (NRF) said that while Thanksgiving weekend remains an extremely important milestone for retail sales, it does not necessarily Read more
Large retailers are benefitting from a November sales boost as holiday shoppers ramp up online shopping, according to Adobe. Large retailers are seeing an 11% higher boost in revenue this month than what smaller retailers are experiencing, it said, also Read more
Etsy told artisans who sell on its platform: If you don’t have what you need to make something, don’t list it for sale. The warning to Etsy sellers came Friday in a post titled, “Tips to help you combat supply Read more
Adobe is out with a report on how holiday shopping is shaping up based on actual online transactions. What’s most striking is the increase in stockouts this year, but probably not surprising to most people given the attention the news Read more
Holiday sales in November and December will grow between 8.5 and 10.5 percent over last year, according to research from the National Retail Federation (NRF). That’s compared to a previous high of 8.2% in 2020, itself a record, and compared Read more
