Spending for Valentine’s Day is expected to be relatively flat this year, though people are planning to spend more on significant others this year than last (compared to spending on others – pets, friends, and co-workers, for example). The findings Read more
US retail sales grew 3.1% year-over-year this holiday season, running from November 1 through December 24, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. That excludes automotive and is not adjusted for inflation (it measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of Read more
Do a product search on Google and you’ll now see a “Get it by Dec 24” filter front-and-center that allows you to limit search results to only those items available in store or offering fast shipping. That’s just one of Read more
Online sales on Black Friday (November 24, 2023) reached nearly $10 billion, according to data from Adobe Analytics: spending rose 7.5% compared to last year’s shopping holiday to reach a record $9.8 billion. Eighty percent of Black Friday online orders used Read more
American Express created Small Business Saturday to encourage support for small businesses in 2010 (it has been officially cosponsored by the US Small Business Administration since 2011), and it has become an annual tradition that falls the day after Black Read more
Google wants to be the first place people start their online shopping trip, and last week, it announced how it could help holiday shoppers find deals and introduced some price-tracking tools. Google said this year it will have access to Read more
Online holiday spending will rise 7% this holiday season according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), which released its numbers on November 2, 2023. The NRF expects holiday total spending (online and offline) to grow between 3% – 4% during Read more
Online prices in September 2023 fell 4.6% year-over-year, a 41-month low, according to Adobe, which tracks data through its the Adobe Digital Price Index (DPI). It said the decline marked the 13th consecutive month of year-over-year price decreases. The Adobe DPI index Read more
A majority of consumers plan to shop online this holiday season and are shopping early to spread out their budget, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF)’s latest consumer survey of 8,103 adult consumers between October 2-9 conducted by Prosper Read more
Reviews are the biggest factor influencing purchasing decisions, surpassing price, content, and fulfillment, according to a survey of 50,000 shoppers – yet on average, shoppers review only 0.2% of the products they purchase. That’s data from Stackline, which provides services Read more
