No doubt you’ve gotten them in the mail: QR codes from local and national merchants. The codes contain a wealth of information, and offer to unlock special promotions and deals with a quick scan from a smartphone. And this past weekend, during the Thanksgiving holiday,...
More than half of Americans made at least one purchase on Black Friday, according to PYMNTS Intelligence data. However, not all online transactions were likely successful. According to PYMNTS Intelligence data, nearly 1 in 10 online transactions failed in the last 12 months, which means that on...
Shoppers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have a strong inclination toward digital features in their shopping journeys. Ninety-four percent of consumers in the Middle Eastern country used at least one digital shopping feature offered by merchants during their most recent retail experience, surpassing all...
Online retailers Temu and Shein reportedly draw millions of visitors to their websites but struggle to convert those visits to sales. Despite their popularity, the two retailers still lag behind market leader Amazon in terms of conversion rate, Reuters reported Wednesday (Nov. 22). Nine out of 10 visitors to Temu’s and Shein’s websites...
TikTok is reportedly turning to GoTo to revive its crucial Indonesian eCommerce business. The two firms are working on a plan — which could be finalized in the next few weeks — that would see TikTok invest in Indonesia-based GoTo’s online shopping arm Tokopedia, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Nov. 22),...
The third quarter is far enough behind us that some of the last few data points as to how consumers fared — at least from June to September, and at least in terms of what they spent online — are in. The Census Bureau of...
Walmart has made the consumer spending slowdown official. As fiscal year third-quarter earnings results debuted Thursday morning (Nov. 16) showed a cautious outlook on consumers’ willingness to open their wallets into the holiday shopping season after the quarter’s end, investors sent the shares tumbling more...
Ocado Group is applying its technology outside the online grocery space for the first time, making it the latest eGrocery company to expand beyond the category. The eCommerce technology company, which has up until now operated primarily in the grocery category, announced Wednesday (Nov. 15)...
Bank of America has debuted tools to help customers complete and finance online car purchases. Clients can now become prequalified for auto financing to find out how much they may be able to borrow and estimate their terms, with no impact to their credit scores, the...
