comScore Documents Record Online Retail Holiday Season
Heading into the holiday season, many economic experts seemed to fear that the average present would be a homemade scarf or coffee mug. Instead, the latest (and probably last) comScore data concerning the holiday shopping season shows that U.S. online spending hit a record $30.8 billion. That works out to an increase of 13 percent […]
Retailers Promoting Black Friday Via Twitter, Facebook And Email
Up to 138 million Americans plan to shop Black Friday weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), more than the 134 million people who planned to do so last year, according to a new survey from the National Retail Federation and BIGresearch. "The rules for Black Friday have changed significantly,” said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. […]