Amazon’s extended holiday promotion was its biggest ever Amazon’s 11-day extended holiday shopping event was a doozy. Growing consumer demand fuels $298 billion in Cyber Week online salesIncreased order volume and strong Black Friday and Cyber Monday performance drove digital sales during Cyber Week, according to Salesforce data. In-store traffic strong throughout Black Friday weekend After a positive turnout on Black Friday, shopper traffic in stores remained elevated throuhgout the holiday weekend. Amazon unveils generative AI-powered chatbox for businesses Amazon has debuted an artificial intelligence “expert assistant” (chatbox) for employees to use at work. Consumers value easy returns; Amazon's policy favored A large majority of Americans are satisfied with Amazon’s return process overall, which comes with beneficial ripple effects for the e-commerce giant. NRF: Black Friday had most holiday weekend traffic — online and in-store A record number of people shopped over the five-day holiday weekend as Black Friday continued its streak as the most popular shopping day of the entire weekend. Centennial’s Whitney Livingston on retail’s fast-changing environment The opportunity for remaking great retail real estate into greater mixed-use properties has never been better, says Centennial’s president. Cyber Monday hits new online spending record of $12.4 billion Once again, online shoppers spent more money on Cyber Monday than on any single day – ever. Retailer interest in unified commerce exceeds implementation Most retailers are pursuing a unified commerce strategy, but many are not that far along. How will AI and inflation affect holiday shoppers? Artificial intelligence (AI) tools don't figure into consumers' holiday shopping plans. But inflation does. Walmart deploys generative AI tool for corporate employees in Canada All Walmart Canada home office associates are getting a generative artificial intelligence (AI)- based personal assistant. PREIT's Joe Coradino on the new mall consumer "The foundational idea of a mall as a community hub remains relevant, and we continue to embrace it," says the longtime CEO. First Previous 124 125 126 127 128 Next Last