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This Holiday Season, Every Day is Cyber Monday
Hoping to spread the Black Friday cheer, online retailers are piling on the discounts all month long.
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Web Shoppers Pickier
A survey finds consumers are spending more time checking out products online before buying them. Read more
More Shoppers Going Online
A survey finds consumers are still reluctant to buy online without seeing products firsthand. Read more
Weak Black Friday Sales Expected
Retailers are bracing for a disappointing start to the holiday shopping season, a survey finds. Read more
Holiday Shoppers Going Online
Web retailers hope to boost sales with free shipping and other deals, Shopzilla says. Read more
Holiday Shoppers Bargain Hunting
A survey shows more cash-strapped Americans will be shopping smarter this holiday season. Read more
Online Spending Down
Retailers are hoping the holidays will boost weaker online sales, comScore reports. Read more
Retailers Brace for Cyber Monday Surge
More than 60 percent of shoppers say they expect to buy more holiday gifts online this year. Read more
Black Friday To Boost Sluggish Holiday Sales
Nearly one-quarter of consumers plan to shop on Black Friday. Read more
Cyber Monday Sales to Hit Record High
Seventy-two million consumers are planning to shop online today, including many at work. Read more
Cyber Monday Sales Spike
Online retailers report a stronger than expected start to the holiday shopping season. Read more
Retail Watchers Baffled by Holiday Shopping Season
Dec. 22, 2005-- With Christmas and Hanukkah falling on the same Sunday and shoppers feeling the fallout from hurricanes and a transit stri... Read more
Online Holiday Sales Hitting Record Highs
A study shows consumers are more comfortable shopping for gifts online. Read more
Get a Grip and Learn to Ship
Many e-tailers have lost sight of the forest for the trees. In some cases, they invest several million dollars in development and technology but forget to... Read more
Will High Online Customer Satisfaction Last?
While consumers are continuing to feel the bumps associated with the relatively new online shopping experience, overall they're happy. Many more Americans... Read more
Thanksgiving Tops Black Friday for Online Shopping Visits
Nov. 30, 2004 --While Black Friday marks the traditional start of the holiday retail season, online shopping visits as a percentage of ove... Read more
Online Shoppers Say Size Doesn't Matter
Dec. 2, 2004 --For online shoppers, size doesn't matter, as most are just as willing to buy from a small online retailer as a large, accor... Read more
Strong Holiday Season Predicted for Online Retailers
Nov. 4, 2004 --The 2004 holiday season could be a robust one for online merchants, according to a report released Tuesday. Online r... Read more
Retailers Start Holiday Promotions Earlier Than Ever
More than a third of consumers say they will begin their shopping by Halloween, according to a new survey. Read more
Secrets to Wooing Your Online Customers
Wanna know how to keep customers loyal to your e-commerce Web site? Well, NFO Interactive might have the answers you're looking for. According to NFO, con... Read more
Holiday Sales Increase Over Last Year
Dec. 28, 2005-- Early numbers on the holiday shopping season look good for retailers, and may end up looking even better if gift-card sale... Read more
Holiday Sales Increase Over Last Year
Dec. 28, 2005-- Early numbers on the holiday shopping season look good for retailers, and may end up looking even better if gift-card sale... Read more
Browser Beware
Before you rely on an online ratings service, get to know the source -- and how it makes money. Read more
Wal-Mart Shoppers Prefer Bush Over Kerry
Sept. 3, 2004 -- According to a recent study, Wal-Mart shoppers are more likely to vote for President Bush than Senator John Kerry. <... Read more
KidsNShoes: North Hampton, N.H.
Inc.com Senior Editor Carole Matthews offers her editor's pick for best hometown business -- a shoe store where a frazzled mother with toddler in tow can act... Read more
Smart Questions for Your Accountant [Audio]
Forget holiday shopping. Articles editor Larry Kanter explains why now is the time to huddle with your CPA and find some year-end tax breaks. Watch video
New OSHA Guidelines Seek to Rein In Black Friday Crowds
In response to a death last year during a Black Friday shopping promotion in New York, the government has released guidelines to help employers keep their em... Read more
Online Clothing Sales Outpacing Computers
For the first time, clothing surpassed computers in U.S. online sales, with online shoppers spending $18.3 billion on apparel, accessories, and footwear l... Read more
Develop a Smart Shopper's Mentality
Did you know that less is more? It's a smart shopper's cornerstone: The less money you waste, the more you haveto build your business, to make investments... Read more
Browser Beware
Before you rely on an online ratings service, get to know the source -- and how it makes money. Read more
Return Policies
Return policies are the rules retail merchants establish to manage the process by which customers return or exchange unwanted or defective merchandise tha... Read more
E-Commerce Growth Continues
Online retail sales grew by 3.6 percent over the third quarter, more than double the growth of brick-and-mortar sales. Read more
E-tailers: How to Beat the Competition
Study finds that innovative sites are preferred by power shoppers. Read more
Consumers Can't Shake Bad Mood
Oct. 25, 2005 --Consumer confidence has sagged to a two-year low in October, driven down by a pair of hurricanes, surging gas prices, and ... Read more
Consumers Can't Shake Bad Mood
Oct. 25, 2005 --Consumer confidence has sagged to a two-year low in October, driven down by a pair of hurricanes, surging gas prices, and ... Read more
Early Holiday Gift from PayPal
Nov. 6, 2006 -- PayPal will be offering $100 million in rebates and free shipping incentives starting Nov. 23, the company said today.Read more
The Dignity of Discount
A betting man would have lost his shirt. Anyone with good sense would have thought the likes of K-Mart and the late Montgomery Ward would have thrived in ... Read more
Cold Front Lifts Retail Sales
Oct. 11, 2005 --A major cold front following weeks of summer-like weather nudged flat retail chain store sales up 0.2% last week, the Inte... Read more
This Week's Economic Roundup
Small-business owners less optimistic; holiday shopping sends retail sales higher. Read more
Chris Burch's Latest Cool Company
The fashion mogul is now bringing style to office supplies. Read more
CyberSource, mPoria to Offer M-Commerce
The strategic channel partnership offers m-commerce technology to online merchants. Read more
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