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eBay indicated in a press release earlier today that the number of items bought via eBay mobile apps were triple last year’s holiday volume and that eBay buyers and sellers are generating more than half a billion dollars of transactions via mobile in 2009.
Nearly 6 million people have eBay on their iPhone and eBay receives [...]
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Share this article... More »Online Shopper Satisfaction Holds Steady, But Still Disappoints, According to ForeSee Results Holiday Benchmark ANN ARBOR, Mich. (December 8, 2009) – Customer satisfaction with retail websites for the week following the Thanksgiving weekend is on par with satisfaction on [...] Post from: ColderICE eCommerce Video Blog Online Shopper Satisfaction Holds Steady, But Still Disappoints Related posts: Cyber Monday Sets RECORD For Heaviest Day In Online History Share...
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Most holiday shipping offers are set to expire on or before December 18, according to a new study by Shop.org and BIGresearch. Nearly two thirds (62.3%) of retailers' shipping deadlines for Christmas delivery will fall on or before December 18, with 34 percent of shipping deadlines occurring on December 18 itself. Many of the busiest online shopping days of the year are set to take place this week as shoppers go online to make holiday purchases in order to meet impending shipping deadlines. "Online...
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Share this article... More » As the malls look like virtual ghost towns, ok not that bad, but really low traffic to be Christmas time. The real bright spot for retail seems to be online shopping. Yesterday, I was watching the bidding [...] Post from: ColderICE eCommerce Video Blog Save HUGE With Bing.com Cash Back This Holiday Season Related posts: Press Release: Paypal Gets Holiday Season Promotion Boost Share this article...Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser... Is...
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Share this article... More » @import url(/extension/ezwebin/design/ezwebin/stylesheets/websitetoolbar.css); @import url(/extension/duowebin/design/ezwebin/stylesheets/global_frontendadmin.css); Cyber Monday Online Sales Up 5 Percent vs. Year Ago to $887 Million to Match Heaviest Online Spending Day in History Shopping from Work Accounts for More than Half of Cyber Monday Spending RESTON, VA, December 2, 2009 [...] Post from: ColderICE eCommerce Video Blog Cyber Monday Sets RECORD For Heaviest...
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Last November, I talked about doom and gloom and retail being in big trouble. While some pundits are now talking about how great this holiday shopping season will be, I’m just cautiously optimistic.
10%+ unemployement really does hurt. Consumers still won’t spend like it’s 2007 because we simply can’t (less cash, less credit, behind on [...]
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As Americans prepare for the holiday shopping season, online security plays a major part in consumers' purchasing decision, according to a new poll by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Symantec. More than half (63%) of online shoppers said they did not complete a purchase because of security concerns. The most common reasons for not making an online purchase include: 41 percent said the site requested more information than necessary for the transaction 46 percent were worried about...
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Nielsen has shared some findings from research involving how American consumers intend to spend their money during the upcoming holiday season. About 42% expect to spend less. Online retailers may not feel the hit as much as some brick and mortars, however. According to Nielsen , online retailers, as well as value retailers like dollar stores, discounters, and club stores will attract "the lion's share" of holiday spending. The firm says consumers will want to minimize trips and search...
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SPECIAL COMMENTARY By Michael Lambet, CEO of MerchantAdvantage Rather than quote statistics, as I did in a previous blog entry, and other random facts about retail during the holiday season, I thought that I would offer some of my first...
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So here we are. It’s “Cyber Monday”, a fairly recent term that was coined by the National Retail Federation trade group back in 2005. It’s the Monday after the US Thanksgiving holiday and also thought of as the unofficial kickoff for what’s always hoped to be a busy online retail season. Just check out cybermonday.com [...]
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As retailers all over the world look to the holiday season for a major spike in sales, Deloitte’s 23rd Annual Holiday Survey of retail spending and trends notes some less than exciting predictions. According to the survey, an overwhelming number of consumers - 59% to be exact - say they expect to reduce their spending this holiday season. As for why, [...]
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eBay announced today that it is introducing a number of holiday deals starting next week that are intended to offer the best prices on the gifts people want most. Beginning November 3rd, and running for 45 days, eBay will be running a Daily Deal promotion. Each day a different product - from categories including electronics, [...]
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I know many of you are saying, how can I work any harder? Well, you are going to have to manage inventory much more effectively this year . It will be tough to gauge demand with the economy in the shape it is in, so the long-tail may need to be shortened a little so that you don't get stuck with product. Also, your suppliers are dealing with the same issues and won't want to be sitting on a lot of excess inventory so there may be shortages later in the quarter. Watch the demand and keep in close contact with your vendors. You may need to go with smaller more frequent orders. Manage your Marketplaces: By this I mean, identify which marketplaces are best suited for which product. You want the product on the site that will generate the most profit for you and as inventory dwindles, you should shift it to the site that will give you the most bang for your buck. eBay Sellers will have Best Match and Finding 2.0 to deal with. I wish I could give you the recipe for success on eBay, but...
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