holidays

Today In The Connected Economy: A Very Digital Holiday Season
Today In The Connected Economy: A Very Digital Holiday Season
November 30, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

As has been long forecast, not to mention strenuously requested by the CDC, the 2020 shopping season is shaping up to be a rather digital...

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DATA: Retailers Battle For Remaining 40 Pct Of Consumer Holiday Spend
DATA: Retailers Battle For Remaining 40 Pct Of Consumer Holiday Spend
November 30, 2020  |  Retail

In most years, Thanksgiving Weekend and Cyber Monday are a starting point for a lot of seasonal shoppers. This year, as has been observed many...

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Cyber Monday Looks To Be Biggest Shopping Day To Date
Cyber Monday Looks To Be Biggest Shopping Day To Date
November 30, 2020  |  Retail

The tally on Thanksgiving weekend continues to favor the digital-first economy. With in-store shopping on the decrease and online sales spiking as expected, the situation...

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Adobe: Cyber Monday Sales Headed Toward Record $13 Billion
Adobe: Cyber Monday Sales Headed Toward Record $13 Billion
November 30, 2020  |  Retail

Record-breaking sales — $10.8-12.7 billion — are anticipated for Cyber Monday (Nov. 30), a 15 to 35 percent hike from last year, a CNBC report...

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Why Refunds Are The New Chargeback
Why Refunds Are The New Chargeback
November 30, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

It used to be an uncommon occurrence with a funny name, a misdemeanor of the digital-first era — but porch pirates aren’t so funny anymore....

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Digital Sales Surge On Black Friday
Digital Sales Surge On Black Friday
November 29, 2020  |  Retail

Black Friday shoppers stayed home, delivering a feared blow to brick-and-mortar retailers on what usually is one of their biggest days of the year, the...

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Mix-N-Match Fake Shopping Holidays For Fun And Profit
Mix-N-Match Fake Shopping Holidays For Fun And Profit
November 28, 2020  |  Retail

Even though we’re strictly business here at PYMNTS, we’re always looking for the lighthearted. On that count, this holiday season strikes us as both funny...

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Amazon Sellers Report Increases In Shipping Delays
Amazon Sellers Report Increases In Shipping Delays
November 25, 2020  |  eCommerce

Amazon sellers say products that normally take one or two days to arrive at customers’ addresses are suddenly taking a week or longer as the...

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Delivery Van Shortage Shows eCommerce Ripple Effects Along Last Mile
Delivery Van Shortage Shows eCommerce Ripple Effects Along Last Mile
November 25, 2020  |  Delivery

As eCommerce demand surges into the holiday season the impact of friction along the last mile is wide ranging, touching companies far and wide. For the...

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