Retail

140 Million To Shop Today
November 28, 2014

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...

Macy’s To Start Cyber Monday Early
November 28, 2014

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 Marketplace Masters: CEOs Of Alibaba, Amazon and eBay
November 28, 2014

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...

News
Sears Gives Holiday Sales To Rivals (But Not On Purpose)
November 28, 2014

A decline in market share of the Sears retail chain, which includes both Sears and Kmart stores, is likely to boost the fortunes of competitors like Lowes and Home Depot on the hardware front, and electronics sales at competitors such as Best Buy and Walmart,...

News
Ecommerce Hits $17.5 Billion Mark
November 28, 2014

Looks like Christmas came early this year for e-Commerce merchants. Research from ComScore shows that consumers spent $17.5 billion through e-Commerce channels during the first 23 days of November, which is an 11 percent increase over the same time period last year. ComScore’s numbers relate...

App Offers Curated Amazon Shopping
November 28, 2014

Amazon shopping will become a better curated, more community-driven consumer experience for the mobile audience with the launch of Canopy’s iOS app, TechCrunch reported. Canopy, which launched last year on Amazon and brought a more organized system to recommend items and provide tools to save...

Cool
Shopping Goes Virtual
November 28, 2014

Shopping has never been more convenient, quick and efficient since the rise of online. But despite the groundbreaking innovations of e-commerce in the last decade, one entrepreneur saw shortcomings: smartphones and tablets are too small for online shoppers to truly get a feel for what...

International
Holiday Shopping Starts Early For Global Shoppers
November 27, 2014

While Alibaba is trying to bring Black Friday madness to China, other parts of the world have already launched their holiday shopping, according to cross-border logistics service Borderfree. International holiday shopping from U.S. retailers effectively kicked off on Oct. 6, led by China, where U.S....

UK’s Super Sunday Forecast
November 27, 2014

eBay.co.uk is speculating that Super Sunday, in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, is going to be the most chaotic shopping day with 7M+ British bargain hunters ready to shop. eBay UK is predicting that shoppers will purchase over 1,800 gifts per minute from the...