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  • Survey: Online, mobile shopping on the rise for the holidays

    Los Angeles -- Survey results released Thursday by PriceGrabber revealed that 16% of consumers will shop using a mobile device during the holiday season, compared with 13% last year. Nearly all respondents indicated that they will do some online shopping from a computer.

    The number of consumers who plan to visit brick-and-mortar stores dropped by two percentage points to 46% compared with last year.

  • Holiday survey: ‘Disciplined shoppers’ seeking value; Black Friday popularity bounces back

    New York -- Consumers are expected to spend an average of $582 on holiday shopping this season, and 23% plan to spend more than $750, according to a survey by Accenture. And half of consumers (52%) expect to increase their spending by $250 or more.

  • Social Marketing

    Retailers spend months developing smart, effective strategies across their in-store, Web and mobile channels each holiday season. But social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter can be just as powerful in getting the message out to shoppers in the days leading up to Christmas.

  • Survey: 90% of retailers to offer some form of free shipping for holiday

    Washington -- Free shipping offers will abound this holiday season, according to Shop.org’s eHoliday survey conducted by BIGinsight. Nine in 10 (89.7%) retailers plan to offer some form of free shipping for online shoppers. When asked which promotions they will emphasize most heavily during the holiday season, 37.5% plan to offer free standard shipping with conditions (e.g. minimum purchase), and three in 10 (30.0%) will offer free standard shipping without conditions.

  • RadioShack swings to big loss in Q3

    Fort Worth, Texas -- RadioShack Corp. reported Tuesday a wider-than-expected loss of $47 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with a profit of $300,000 for the same period last year. Sales dropped from $1.03 billion to $1.0 billion and same-store sales dropped 1.6%.

  • Forget like, Walmart loves Facebook

    Facebook investors are still a disgruntled lot, but Walmart couldn’t be happier with its experience with the social network.

  • Supermarkets facing competition as grocery leader

    FORT LEE, N.J. — Supermarkets are facing increased competition from dollar stores, according to a new survey from Perception Research Services International.

  • Walmart likes Facebook — and vice versa

    New York — Some Facebook investors may be feeling a bit disgruntled, but Walmart couldn’t be happier with its experience with the social network.

  • Survey: Dollar stores put increased competition on supermarkets

    Fort Lee, N.J. — Supermarkets are facing increased competition from dollar stores, according to a new survey from Perception Research Services International.

  • Dick's launches winter coat trade-in program

    PITTSBURGH — Dick's Sporting Goods has launched its first-ever winter coat trade-in event.

    From Oct. 21 through Oct. 27, customers can donate their gently-worn winter coats at their local Dick's store. Donated coats will then be distributed in the United States to those in need through a partnership with World Vision.

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