A new survey from Episerver discovered 24 percent of online shoppers always compare what they find on a brand or retail website to available products on Amazon, with 44 percent often doing the same — making a total of 68 percent who are either always or often cross-referencing products on Amazon. Meanwhile, only 17 percent […]
It looks like it’s going to be another great holiday for Amazon. Numerous surveys suggest that the e-commerce giant will be a primary beneficiary of increased online shopping this year. But the data also show consumer shopping is becoming less binary: online vs. offline. Particularly among Millennials. Majority intend to buy online. A new survey
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A new survey from Sumo Heavy Industries has both good and bad news for social media. The survey was conducted in May among more than 1,000 US adults. The purpose of the survey was to determine “social media’s impact on consumer behavior and purchasing habits, as well as understand how emerging social platforms and technology can
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In it’s 11th annual holiday forecast, digital agency NetElixir projects online revenue will grow by 15 percent over last year to roughly $97 billion. Based on its analysis, Amazon is expected to account for 40 percent of holiday sales and mobile is expected to drive more than 42 percent of total online sales. Strong early
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The death of physical retail stores has been greatly exaggerated. Although there have been numerous store closings and bankruptcies, some retailers (e.g., Macys, Target) have recently reported strong earnings and are seeing more in-store customers. In addition, there has been growth in store openings for some chains. But it’s certainly true that physical retail needs
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Given all the politics and polarization in the market these days, it’s a bit of a minefield for brands. Loyalty is down, according to many studies, and consumers seem generally less tolerant of brands making mistakes or otherwise behaving badly. However, in a new survey from mobile-location data company Blis, 52 percent of respondents say
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The 2017 holiday season was another record-breaker in online sales. Adobe reported $108.2 billion in online sales generated between November and December of last year, an increase of 14.7 percent year over year. Adobe’s final numbers were nearly a billion dollars more than what the company had predicted back in November, when it forecast online
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According to a new report on Amazon user behavior from Feedvisor, Amazon Prime members are visiting the e-commerce site at an extraordinary rate. Conducted in partnership with Walker Sands Communications, the survey found that 85 percent of Amazon Prime members visit Amazon at least once a week. An even more astounding reveal is that nearly a
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Across the board, the numbers now in from several reports point to a strong online kick-off to the holiday shopping season. After predicting holiday e-commerce revenue will reach a record-breaking $100.7 billion by year’s end, Adobe reports Black Friday online retail sales reached $5.03 billion — up 16.9 percent over last year. “Adobe predicted $5
Adobe says this year’s holiday e-commerce earnings will beat last year’s $92 billion — up 13.8 percent to break $100 billion. According to Adobe, online sales will reach $107.4 billion, with the largest online shopping day of the year to occur Cyber Monday, November 27. The Monday after Thanksgiving is expected to bring in $6.6
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