https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/holiday-shopping/ Ecommerce Industry News Fri, 08 Sep 2023 02:38:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/holiday-shopping/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/09/07/amazon-adjusts-fba-seller-capacity-for-peak-season/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 02:38:06 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229803 Amazon explained how it adjusts capacity for the peak shopping season, advising sellers who use its fulfillment services to get their inventory to its warehouses by October 26 in order to be ready for Black Friday, the traditional kickoff to Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/08/01/etsy-and-walmart-let-the-holiday-season-planning-commence/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/08/01/etsy-and-walmart-let-the-holiday-season-planning-commence/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2022 01:44:02 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227925 “It’s not too late to start selling on Walmart.com before the holidays,” Walmart advised merchants today, and cited research from eMarketer predicting 15.5% growth in online holiday sales this year. Etsy also issued a holiday-season message for sellers, with both Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/08/01/etsy-and-walmart-let-the-holiday-season-planning-commence/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/23/holiday-shopping-may-extend-well-into-the-new-year/ Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:15:17 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226836 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]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/23/dont-shop-dumb-shop-safe/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:59:05 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226693 Retailers and merchants lose a lot of money due to cyber crime, and the National Retail Federation (NRF) wants to get the word out to consumers: shop safe. In a post this week, the NRF offered advice on how consumers Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/10/how-holiday-shopping-is-shaping-up-discounts-down-stockouts-up/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:06:04 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226642 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]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/08/holiday-shopping-weekend-makes-room-for-local-artists/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 21:21:03 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226627 A local photographer filled a gap in Cyber weekend holiday events last year by launching a national movement to support artists and artisans. “Artists Sunday” is sandwiched between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. Commercial and Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/02/paypal-to-give-away-20-million-in-holiday-sweepstakes/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:30:47 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226567 PayPal is giving away $20 million in a holiday sweepstakes to encourage people to pay for items using its payment service. The PayPal Holiday Sweepstakes comes amid the holiday shopping season, but the holiday-messaging was subdued. PayPal sent an email Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/09/from-the-editor-october-10-2021/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/09/from-the-editor-october-10-2021/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2021 19:29:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226430 We’re nearly 2 weeks into the all-important fourth quarter, and as the Auction Professor writes in his column in today’s issue, it’s time for all hands on deck. Amazon kicked off holiday sales last week, with an announcement titled, “Amazon Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/09/from-the-editor-october-10-2021/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/11/30/online-advertisers-spent-more-on-black-friday-too/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:13:59 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17104 Shoppers weren’t the only ones spending more on Black Friday. Digital advertisers spent 3.1 times more on Black Friday on ecommerce channels than they did in the period leading up to Thanksgiving (November 1-25, 2020). That’s according to Kenshoo, which Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/11/28/merchants-on-shopify-ring-up-2-4-billion-on-black-friday/ Sat, 28 Nov 2020 22:01:14 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17086 Merchants who host their store on Shopify rang up a total $2.4 billion in global sales on Black Friday (November 27, 2020), according to the ecommerce platform. Shopify’s 2020 Black Friday data is based on sales by its more than Read more]]>