Tag: e-commerce sales

July 11, 2023

Though many consumers surveyed by FTI said they are open to personalization, the survey findings also suggest that consumers’ interest in doing so varies from generation to generation. While less than half (46%) of Baby Boomers want to receive tailored […]

January 31, 2023

After the coronavirus pandemic pushed consumers to shop more online, e-commerce sales have continued to grow in recent years. A March 2021 Adobe report found that the shoppers spent a total of $844 billion since March 2020. It also predicted […]

August 29, 2022

Consumers are shifting their shopping online. According to eMarketer, e-commerce sales will make up 21% of worldwide total retail sales this year with US retail e-commerce sales expected to surpass $1 trillion dollars. As more consumers turn to their devices […]

March 8, 2022

The $100 billion U.S. DTC market is growing among American consumers, according to PipeCandy’s analysis of around 21,000 brands. Per Diffusion’s 2022 Direct-to-Consumer Purchase Intent Index, 65% of consumers surveyed said they planned to buy from a direct-to-consumer brand in […]

March 25, 2021

The most important retail trend fueled by COVID-19 was the continued rise of e-commerce. This growth is likely to continue even as vaccine distribution provides hope for a return to normalcy. In fact, 74% of global retail and consumer brand […]

February 9, 2021

The pandemic has laid bare the need for logistics systems that are fast, flexible and resilient. As all but the most essential of bricks and mortar retail has largely been shut since March, e-commerce sales have soared. Brands like Nike, […]

September 22, 2020

Mobile devices used for shopping online (m-commerce) will experience substantial growth this holiday season. According to eMarketer, m-com sales will reach $314 billion in 2020 which is $200 billion more than four years ago and represents over 44% of all […]

May 14, 2020

Thanks to growing consumer preference for e-Commerce, some estimates put online sales as growing 23.6%, processing 14.8 million sales and encompassing $146.8 billion. Last November’s success of Singles Day in China, with $35.8 billion in a single day sale, is […]

April 27, 2020

The pandemic is keeping shoppers out of stores and out of the gym, and leading several brands, including Adidas, to withdraw their outlooks for the year after a brutal first quarter. Unsurprisingly, the retailer’s first quarter declines were seen mostly […]

September 13, 2019

August retail sales saw annual gains, according to data issued this week by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that August retail sales were up 0.4% annually, to $526.1 billion, and were […]

June 24, 2019

From in-store cooking classes to a personal shopping service, grocers across the nation are introducing new ideas to turn their stores into places to spend their leisure time as well as shop. By becoming a destination for shoppers, grocers can […]

April 9, 2019

Retailers last year boosted their store productivity levels nicely: In the last four quarters, productivity has increased an average of 4.1%, up from average growth of 2.9% in the previous four, according to a UBS report. Sales per store is […]

March 18, 2019

As a retailer, there are a number of tentpole events that you can leverage to drive shoppers in-store. With precise targeting, effective tools, and actionable insights, you can reach shoppers around the events that matter most to them. Here’s how […]

February 19, 2019

Despite worrying holiday metrics recently reported by the Census Bureau, Walmart didn’t have a problem driving customers to its stores or website. CEO Doug McMillon said the company’s positive report is thanks in part to a favorable economic environment, as […]

November 26, 2018

For chief information security officers in retail and e-commerce, identity theft can be seen as both a result and potential symptom of broader security breach activity. While they are trying to build high walls to keep all the attackers out, […]

November 2, 2018

Retailers are set to benefit from their own efforts to boost their online channels and omnichannel services as holiday shoppers increasingly turn to the web to get much of their lists taken care of. “As online shopping surges with another […]

September 4, 2018

Black Friday through Christmas serves as a gantlet for retailers to run, a period that tests their ability to capture growing e-commerce sales. That increasingly depends on meeting shopper expectations for fulfillment, being transparent about holiday shipping and transacting on […]

August 27, 2018

Comparisons between Amazon and Walmart — the two industry juggernauts that arguably have been the most instrumental in defining retail itself — are inevitable. That juxtaposition is made difficult not only by the two companies’ differences, beginning with their ages […]

June 6, 2018

E-commerce continues to transform the major online platforms as well as the overall retail business. As Meeker described the changing landscape, the roles of tech titans Amazon and Google are beginning to converge, combining advertising, search and e-commerce, with social […]

May 29, 2018

Hibbett Sports took its time getting into e-commerce, and this quarter the online channel was its saving grace. The company is still working to alert shoppers to its online presence, but has also added a mobile app to further stoke […]