consumer insights

Taking The Pulse Of Holiday Shopping In 2015

TVs And Toys Top Consumers’ Black Friday Shopping Lists
TVs And Toys Top Consumers’ Black Friday Shopping Lists
November 26, 2015  |  Consumer Insights

With more and more sales during the holiday shopping season edging over to the digital side of retail, it’s hard to tell just how important...

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Google To Give Black Friday Shoppers Real-Time Store Data
Google To Give Black Friday Shoppers Real-Time Store Data
November 26, 2015  |  News

While the average consumer is more than familiar with several of Google’s high-profile products and services, a large part of the tech giant’s business is...

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Why @DogsofInstagram Is A Model For Millennial Retail
Why @DogsofInstagram Is A Model For Millennial Retail
November 25, 2015  |  Exclusive Series

For centuries, the retail formula has been more or less static: create a worthwhile product or service, drum up consumer interest, and try to parlay...

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When A Social Media Craze Creates Pricing, Supply Chaos
When A Social Media Craze Creates Pricing, Supply Chaos
November 24, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

The massive disruption of the retail space has plenty of merchants scrambling after things like social commerce without quite knowing what exactly they should be...

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Hotels: The Crucibles Of Beacon Innovation?
Hotels: The Crucibles Of Beacon Innovation?
November 23, 2015  |  Exclusive Series

One of the many obstacles facing widespread beacon implementation remains consumer opt-in. In an age when government surveillance has shed its kindly veneer, the thought...

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Germany’s eCommerce Love Affair, US Businesses In The Dark And Waves Of Wearables
Germany’s eCommerce Love Affair, US Businesses In The Dark And Waves Of Wearables
November 23, 2015  |  B2B Payments

Few industries have the stream of data that retail does to self-reflexively judge itself in real time. However, last week brought a trove of information...

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Can Amazon Gift Card Rewards Save Coin?
Can Amazon Gift Card Rewards Save Coin?
November 23, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

Rewards programs often falter because the kickbacks customers receive can be hard to redeem at best and downright useless at worst. However, the digital card...

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