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Cyber Monday 2016 is now in the books with, as expected, a new record for the largest online sales day in history.
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Never one to be slow out of the blocks, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) kicked off its Cyber Monday promotion on Saturday. Amazon Prime members get first crack at the retailer’s Lightning Deals that...
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Black Friday has arrived and with it a blizzard of promotions and deals on everything from major appliances to knit hats. The run-up to Black Friday has been longer than ever this year with major...
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The shift in online shopping from desktop computers to mobile devices is surging again this year as 58.6% of Thanksgiving Day shoppers used their smartphones and tablets to make purchases. A record...
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Among U.S. consumers planning to hit the stores on Black Friday, half said that they plan to make a stop at Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY). The store was ranked fourth behind Amazon (68%), Wal-Mart...
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Brick-and-mortar retailers are keenly aware of how the weather affects store traffic and, ultimately, customer spending. Cold, stormy weather on Black Friday could very well keep shoppers snug at...
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The bad news for retailers this year is that neither online nor in-store sales got off to a particularly good start due to the presidential election.
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Online retailers lost out on more than $800 million in revenues during the run-up to and the immediate aftermath of the elections.
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Amazon has announced that it added 20 metro areas to its existing stable of areas where it offers customers its Home Services package: handpicked professionals offering upfront pricing on hundreds of...
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Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy has released what it called a preview of its Black Friday promotional brochure.
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Following Tuesday's election surprise, some observers have even wondered about the likelihood of a recession, which might help some companies and hurt others.
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Black Friday is in danger of becoming a tradition more honored in the breach than in the observance. Four in ten shoppers said that they had no plans to do any shopping on Black Friday.
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Toys "R" Us, the world's leading toy and baby products store, on Monday revealed store hours and other details for Black Friday 2016.
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Are virtual reality headsets the next big thing for consumer electronics or for tech company marketers? The devices get a lot of ink and pixels, but they are not exactly taking the market by storm.
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The number of Dash buttons available to Amazon Prime members has grown to more than 200, and orders from Dash buttons have increased fivefold in the past year.
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