E-Commerce

The days of having just one or two places to sell your products or services on the web have long passed. These days, you have myriad options for moving merchandise digitally. As you craft or refine your business plan for online selling, it's important to know which avenues are most strategic. This starts with understanding the pros…

Cyber Monday is on track to be the biggest online shopping day of the year, according to the latest online shopping data from the Adobe Digital Economy Index, which analyzes direct consumer transactions online. Adobe expects consumers to spend between $10.2 billion and $11.3 billion on Cyber Monday. Last year, consumers spent $10.8 billion on Cyber Monday. Adobe also reported that…

A lot has changed when it comes to shopping over the last 18 months. Shopping in-store is still an option, but we know more consumers are turning to online shopping (70 percent of U.S. adults have purchased something online in the last month). Retailers are adapting to the ever-growing e-commerce boom and are investing in…

According to a CNBC report, retail stores in parts of the country appeared to be less crowded and more muted on Black Friday morning. The exception was Best Buy, which saw long lines of shoppers camping outside of its stores. BMO Capital Markets analyst Simeon Siegel said he was taking the pulse of the consumer at…

Consumers spent $5.1 billion online on Thanksgiving Day and are expected to spend between $8.8 billion and $9.6 billion today, Black Friday, according to the Adobe Digital Economy Index. (Adobe Analytics data covers over 1 trillion visits to U.S. retail sites, 100 million SKUs, and 18 product categories.) Thanksgiving was at the low end of Adobe's predicted range for online spend, which was set between $5.1 billion and $5.4…

In episode 325 of Total Retail Talks, Joe Keenan interviews Bill Ready, president of commerce, payments and next billion users at Google. Ready discusses his professional background and current role, as well as how Google is trying to create a different online commerce experience for both consumers and merchants, fostering democratized choice and transparency. He…

For the first time in history, more than half of U.S. consumers will shop online between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, with online retail sales approaching one-third of all Cyber weekend sales, according to a report from Numerator, a data and tech company serving the market research space. Last year, 47 percent of households shopped online…

It takes months for retailers to get the right technology, processes and infrastructure in place to support the heavy workloads the holiday shopping season entails. With the busy holiday shopping season upon us, there’s an opportunity for last-minute optimizations, adjustments and considerations to help you best prepare your e-commerce site. Focus on the Basics It’s…

Retail sales rose in October as many consumers began holiday shopping early to avoid any shortages amid pandemic-driven supply chain disruptions that are dominating this holiday season, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said Tuesday. October’s results come as the NRF is forecasting another record-setting holiday season, with sales forecast to grow between 8.5 percent and 10.5…

Shoppers spent $139.1 billion during this year’s annual Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza, breaking last year’s record even though spending slowed during the coronavirus pandemic. Alibaba tallied 540.3 billion yuan ($84.5 billion) in spending over the festival that spanned Nov. 1 to Nov. 11, the company said Thursday, a growth of 14 percent compared to a…