Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 4 at 2:00 am PT
Groupon and the other daily deal providers saw sales tank during the week of Thanksgiving, unlike traditional retailers, which reported robust sales surrounding the holidays.
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.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 28, 2011 at 1:31 pm PT
Amazon, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Target are all obvious candidates for heavy Black Friday traffic online, but right up there with the big-box stores is Apple.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 28, 2011 at 12:01 am PT
A year ago today was the biggest online shopping day of 2010, and now retailers are expecting another big blowout as consumers turn out to shop while they work.
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Greg Bensinger, Dow Jones Newswires in Mobile on November 25, 2011 at 9:44 am PT
AT&T Inc. said it withdrew its application with the Federal Communications Commission for approval of its planned T-Mobile USA takeover before commissioners had the opportunity to vote on a proposal to send the merger to a hearing for approval.
Kara Swisher in Media on November 24, 2011 at 8:38 am PT
You know who don’t give a s*&#@?
You got that right.
Kara Swisher in News on November 17, 2011 at 10:30 am PT
Big changes at the online social gaming phenom as it gets ready to go public.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 17, 2011 at 6:30 am PT
A handful of large retailers are opening their doors the night of Thanksgiving to get a jump on Black Friday. But the strategy is angering employees, and may go against online and mobile efforts.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 16, 2011 at 2:03 pm PT
Padopolis, the company behind the Catalog Spree iPad app, which aggregates more than 100 catalogs, has raised $6.1 million in capital ahead of some of the busiest shopping days of the year.
