Some of Amazon’s strategic investments have been questioned, but it appears the Amazon Kindle and Fire tablet are paying off, The Street reported. Following Black Friday sales, Amazon said its Fire tablet sales increased three times from this time last year on the retail holiday....
Black Friday is often scoffed at across the globe, viewed as a frenzied shopping event for Americans still digesting their Thanksgiving turkey and foolishly fighting over children’s toys. And while some of the world’s largest retailers have tried to push Black Friday fever on international...
Users of Apple’s smartphones and tablets have traditionally made more and bigger ecommerce purchases than Android users, and on Thanksgiving day that was more true than ever, according to Cult of Mac. IBM reported that iPhones and iPads were used for 25 percent of mobile...
Rocket Internet’s Lazada has raised a whopping €200 million — almost $250 million — that it will use to nail down its position as a dominant force in ecommerce in Southeast Asia, according to VentureBeat. Lazada calls itself Southeast Asia’s “largest online shopping mall,” which...
Bloomberg’s Businessweek called Small Business Saturday “the loneliest shopping holiday,” but American Express is on a crusade to remind consumers that giving small businesses some attention this holiday season is what spurs job creation and a strong economy. He’s been chanting the same mantra for...
Retailers may be missing out on building a loyal customer base as they focus on prepping for the upcoming Cyber Monday (Dec. 1), research from Coherent Path Inc. shows. Results from the study suggest that new customers who are offered an initial purchase with a...
Ready or not Black Friday is here. Be prepared for high traffic numbers, both on the road and in the e-Commerce space as an estimated 140 million consumers will be shopping in some capacity, Bloomberg reported. That’s not necessarily more people than previous years, but...
Macys.com will be previewing their Cyber Monday deals starting Sunday, November 30th and will continue the offers up until December 1st. Macy’s will offer discount on apparel, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics, kitchenware, bedding, and more. Macy’s is also sweetening the deal for customers and offering up...
The retail eCommerce space is crowded and it’s a space crowds of companies want to be part of. What does it take to be a master of this marketplace? A few tips, anecdotes and glimpses into the future plans of some of the world’s top...
