Experian

Holiday success is all about excelling at the basics. This includes optimizing functionality and speed, not changing style. Learn four strategies that retailers can implement quickly for short-term gains and long-term growth. Within each strategy, retailers will learn best practices, customer success stories and more.

With the rise of the new digital consumer, retailers collect more information, across more channels, than ever before. Find out how retailers are enhancing customer-centric strategies to better unite this data and ultimately align with these new individuals. Check out this free whitepaper to learn the following: why accurate customer data is a prerequisite; how retailers perceive their own contact data quality; the three customer-centric initiatives that retailers are prioritizing; how retailers achieve a customer-centric strategy; and much more!

The popularity of flash-sale websites with limited time and inventory offerings has grown exponentially over the past two years. Online shoppers’ love for the thrill of snagging designer clothing, home décor, travel and even wine has caused visits to the category to increase 368 percent in July 2011 as compared to the same month two years ago and 109 percent one year ago. 

Amazon's website visits top a new report from Experian Hitwise that shows search terms for the custom category "Retail 500," ranked by largest increase for the week ending July 23 vs. the week ending July 16.

As we prepare for the 2011 holiday season, online and offline data confirm what we already know: consumers willingness to spend this year is up in the air.

After a running start, Google+'s growth may be slowing down a bit. A report from Experian Hitwise found both traffic and users' average time on the social network fell last week in the U.S.

Welcome to Retail Online Integration's annual Resource Guide. This special section offers all the crucial details, company information, contact numbers and addresses of product and service providers to the cross-channel retail industry.

Is process friction impacting returns on your holiday marketing campaigns? Six simple steps can help address it quickly while working with your existing programs.

PriceGrabber conducted a Black Friday Shopping survey between September and October of this year. The survey data, consisting of 1,839 U.S. online consumers planning to spend this holiday season, reveals that holiday shoppers perceive that retailers offer their best deals during Thanksgiving weekend.

Contact data impacts many aspects of the retailer/customer relationship. If that data is inaccurate, future sales could be inhibited.