News Byte
Liz Gannes in Commerce on March 28 at 2:53 pm PT
Here’s a stat worth bookmarking: 21 percent of people who identified themselves as Pinterest users said in a recent survey that they had purchased a product after seeing it on Pinterest — most frequently, clothing, food or home decorating materials. Unfortunately, the survey wasn’t done by a major research outlet, but rather by the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber. Of 4,851 U.S. online shoppers who participated in the PriceGrabber survey, 10 percent said they had Pinterest accounts.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 13 at 7:00 am PT
Retailers are realizing that another way to juice revenues is to open up their sites to international markets — if they can manage the logistics.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 29, 2011 at 10:25 am PT
But maybe that is the problem. Amazon’s top-selling item this holiday season likely has a profit margin close to $0.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 27, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
This year, even more people shopped online on Christmas Day, fueled perhaps by finding change in the couch cushions — or, more likely, receiving gift cards in their stockings.
John Paczkowski in News on December 23, 2011 at 7:41 am PT
Really? More traffic than the world’s largest retailer?
Voices
Dana Mattioli, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on December 23, 2011 at 12:00 am PT
The smartphone boom is unleashing a new era of pricing transparency to consumers able to use wireless apps and search engines on their mobile devices in stores to check if they are offering the best deal.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 22, 2011 at 4:33 pm PT
No big disasters have been reported yet this holiday, but there are signs that record-breaking online sales are starting to take their toll on retailers and shippers.
Voices
Nitrozac and Snaggy in Voices on December 21, 2011 at 4:30 pm PT
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 21, 2011 at 11:27 am PT
Don’t know what to get your loved one? Wal-Mart has made a list of recommendations based on people’s interests on their Facebook pages. At the very top: A keepsake box for men.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 19, 2011 at 4:04 pm PT
Many retailers are cutting off shipments as early as tomorrow, but a handful will continue accepting orders until Friday.
