
Nearly 70 percent of online shoppers use Amazon to compare products found on a brand’s website
A new survey from Episerver discovered 24 percent of online shoppers always compare what they find on a brand or retail website to...

165 million people shopped online and in stores over Black Friday weekend
Pre-Thanksgiving surveys indicated that more people intended to shop online this year than in the past. That sentiment did translate into...

From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, consumers spend more than $4 billion on mobile
Over this past weekend, shoppers turned increasingly to smartphones to shop — and buy. Data from Adobe, Salesforce, Shopify and Rakuten...

Survey: Majority of consumers will spend 75% of holiday budgets online this year
It looks like it’s going to be another great holiday for Amazon. Numerous surveys suggest that the e-commerce giant will be a primary...

Survey: Expect more holiday spending, ‘blended retail’ shopping this year
A new NPD Group holiday shopping report [free with registration] has three big themes for retailers and marketers: higher spending,...

Survey: Social commerce held back by security, privacy concerns
A new survey from Sumo Heavy Industries has both good and bad news for social media. The survey was conducted in May among more than...

Report: 2018 holiday sales to grow 15%, driven by Amazon and mobile
Strong early indicators. The robust estimate (up from 13 percent sales growth seen last year) factors in indicators from last holiday...

Report: Retailers should invest in better service, faster checkout for stores
The death of physical retail stores has been greatly exaggerated. Although there have been numerous store closings and bankruptcies, some...

Report: 52% of millennials want retailers to mirror their values
The big takeaway from a new report by Euclid is that retail success strongly flows from brand perception. To many, this may seem like a...

Amazon owns more than 90% market share across 5 different product categories [Report]
Amazon is eating the world. Two recent reports illustrate just how much. In her anticipated annual Internet Trends report, released...

E-commerce highlights from Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends report
As usual, this year’s Mary Meeker report from Kleiner Perkins takes a far-reaching look at internet trends and statistics. A large chunk...

Study captures new consumer ‘hierarchy of needs’ facing brands
Given all the politics and polarization in the market these days, it’s a bit of a minefield for brands. Loyalty is down, according to...

The big holiday 2017 e-commerce wrap-up: Adobe, NRF, Salesforce, Amazon point to another record seas
The 2017 holiday season was another record-breaker in online sales. Adobe reported $108.2 billion in online sales generated between...

46% of Prime members say they buy on Amazon at least once a week
Conducted in partnership with Walker Sands Communications, the survey found that 85 percent of Amazon Prime members visit Amazon at least...

Amazon owned nearly 1/3 of all online sales during Cyber Monday
Reports from last week showed Amazon earned the most Black Friday and Cyber Monday mentions online. It’s now confirmed the e-commerce...

Already the owner of Prime Day, Amazon dominates Black Friday & Cyber Monday mentions
In addition to being the exclusive owner of Prime Day, Amazon also has a stranglehold on Black Friday and Cyber Monday when it comes to...

Black Friday by the numbers: Another year of e-commerce records
Across the board, the numbers now in from several reports point to a strong online kick-off to the holiday shopping season. After...

91% of shoppers surveyed by Deloitte plan to shop online this holiday weekend
According to the latest holiday shopping survey from Deloitte, 91 percent of the people who said they would be shopping this holiday...

Holiday e-commerce revenue will surpass $100B, according to Adobe
According to Adobe, online sales will reach $107.4 billion, with the largest online shopping day of the year to occur Cyber Monday,...
























