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  • Mobile shopping rules Thanksgiving and BF

    Online and mobile shopping on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday reached record levels according to a real time analysis conducted by IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark.

    Thanksgiving online sales increased 14.3 percent and mobile sales increased 25.4 percent. Black Friday online sales increased 9.5 percent while mobile sales increased 28.2 percent, according to IBM.
     

  • Wal-Mart feels good about Black Friday weekend sales

    New York - Count Walmart as not falling victim to the Black Friday weekend blues. The discounter is reporting a strong holiday  weekend -- including record online sales.  

  • Black Friday tech purchases increases from 2013

    Arlington, Va. - An estimated 51.2 million American adults (45% of all shoppers) bought or planned to buy consumer technology products during the 2014 Thanksgiving shopping weekend. According to a new survey released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), while overall shopping traffic was down slightly this holiday weekend compared to the prior year, several areas saw notable growth, including reported spending per person and tech purchases.  

  • Analysis: Black Friday weekend winners include Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, Old Navy

    New York - Ike Boruchow, analyst, Sterne Agee, reviews Black Friday results in the specialty retail sector:    

  • Meijer readies digital coupon promotion

    Grand Rapids, Mich. — Meijer is offering a 20% coupon on Monday, Dec. 1, which it is calling “Digital Monday,” through its mPerks digital loyalty program. The mPerks Monday promotion includes a 20% coupon through mPerks that can be used on one electronics, apparel or general merchandise item.

    Meijer credit card customers who have a 15% reward coupon can use it in addition to the mPerks Monday. The coupon will be available for mPerks subscribers to clip Nov. 30 through Dec. 1 and will only be available for use on Dec. 1.

  • Verizon Wireless: More consumers will shop Cyber Monday than Black Friday

    New York — More consumers (40%) say they plan to shop on Cyber Monday than Black Friday (36%). According to a new survey of 1,000 consumers from Verizon Wireless and KRC Research, people in the West (39%) are most likely to go shopping on Cyber Monday compared to other regions (33% Northeast, 36% South, 36% Midwest).

  • Insights: Five last-minute holiday tips for online merchants

    By Christopher Birkholm, project manager, SEO and site optimization, at Digital River  

  • Employers tolerating Cyber Monday distraction

    Cyber Monday may just as well be an official holiday considering  findings of a new study that show how little work actually gets done.

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