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44 posts and columns on online shopping
What You Can Learn About Online Shoppers by Watching Them
Some of the weirder and more salient findings from two companies that apply science to try to decrease online shopping fraud and increase sales.Voices
Three 2012 Holiday Online Shopping Trends to Follow in 2013
Typical peak shopping days such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas Eve morphed into a week-long phenomenon.Online Holiday Spending Stumbles Over Fiscal Cliff
Here’s something else you can blame on Congress — online spending was up 14 percent this holiday season, falling short of expectations.Instant Gratification
People have become accustomed to this idea of instant gratification, where you just type something on your phone and the next thing you know, you have what you need.
– TaskRabbit spokesperson Johnny Brackett, talking to the New York Times about retailers’ attempts to offer same-day shipping.
Online Holiday Spending Up 16 Percent, According to ComScore
Cyber Monday still rules.Voices
Early Sales Pay Off, for Now
Retailers reported a big jump in consumer spending over the Thanksgiving weekend as shoppers flocked to stores, snapped up online discounts and, according to some merchants, paid repeat visits to the mall.How IBM Is Watching How You Shop Online
Bet you didn’t know Big Blue was watching, did you?Holiday Spending Online Will Again See Double-Digit Increases
Deal-seeking shoppers in the U.S. are expected to spend $68.4 billion online this holiday, according to Forrester.News Byte






