Cyber Monday was up 30% compared to last year, powered mostly by smart phones and tablets. Not only was Cyber Monday a big shopping day this year, but according to IBM it was the biggest day of online shopping ever. Almost 20% of consumers browsed their way through deals on their … [Read more...]
Cyber Monday Continues Holiday Shopping Trends
Analysts expect Cyber Monday to continue this year’s holiday shopping trend of higher sales, as many Americans seem optimistic about their finances. In spite of worries about the potential fiscal cliff and many other concerns about the overall economic outlook in the U.S., American … [Read more...]
Online Retail Traffic Surges for Both Thanksgiving and Black Friday
The Thanksgiving spread paid off for retailers this year, as Experian Hitwise found Thanksgiving Day online traffic increased a full 71 percent in 2012 versus 2011 for the top 500 retail sites which received more than 181 million US visits. For the entire holiday week, online traffic … [Read more...]
Retailers Push for High Cyber Monday Web Traffic
Black Friday and Small Business Saturday are now part of 2012 history, with record sales including Thanksgiving Day. Now research firm comScore predicts Cyber Monday will surpass all three days’ online sales and be the biggest online shopping day of the year for the third consecutive … [Read more...]
Black Friday and Walmart Protests
The early kickoff to Black Friday this year, Black Thursday, certainly must have stolen business that would have otherwise been transacted on Friday. But, according to The International Council of Shopping Centers, over eighty million shoppers still attacked their shopping list … [Read more...]
Small Business Saturday Encourages Holiday Shoppers to Spend Money Locally
Today is Small Business Saturday, and although it’s not associated with the shopping hysteria of Black Friday’s frenzied shoppers waiting in long lines just to get rock-bottom prices on electronics, bedding, toys and more, the day certainly is significant in its own right. Started in … [Read more...]
Cyber Monday sales expand in 2012
It looks like Black Friday isn't the only shopping day expanding its reach earlier this year. Cyber Monday, generally the largest shopping day for Web retailers, with sales targeting those who don’t wish to brave the crowds and lines following Thanksgiving, is spanning several days … [Read more...]
