In the battle between made-up consumer holidays, it looks like Black Friday still reigns supreme on mobile devices.
Mobile commerce has been the next big thing for some time now, and it's not all hype: 16.3 percent of all online Black Friday online sales were consummated over mobile.
Amazon's line of Kindle readers are undoubtedly popular among consumers this holiday season, but it's difficult to determine exactly how many have sold.
Editor's Pick Facebook members were chatting up a storm about retailers on Black Friday, but did their conversations, "likes," and shares amount to sales?
Traffic is generally a good thing for websites. But perhaps Pinterest, which has been called the third most popular social network after Facebook and Twitter, has enough.
It may indeed be better to give than to receive, but not everyone was shopping for Christmas gifts.
Fresh Black Friday data from e-commerce juggernaut eBay and payments specialist PayPal highlights this year's holiday shopping theme: the mall of America is in your pocket.
Holiday shoppers didn't totally forgo long lines and early call times on Black Friday, but they did grab their smartphones and iPads to help them navigate to the best destinations, online or off.
Up to 147 million Americans are planning to shake off their turkey dinners, get up early, and visit their favorite retailers this coming Black Friday. And they'll spend almost $30 billion doing it.
Editor's Pick When you're looking to scale quickly, it helps to be a high-growth company in a high-growth industry in a high-growth country.
For small businesses, Twitter's offer of $100 free advertising credits might be a nice Thanksgiving weekend present.
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It's a bit surprising to see what people are looking to buy on Cyber Monday. What it isn't,is technology, at least not primarily.
OK, it's September, and the holiday marketing season has officially begun.
Well, perhaps it's not quite time for Christmas music. But for those who want to prepare their websites for the most important shopping events of the year, now is definitely the time to get ready.
This holiday shopping season produced winners and losers for retailers, the entertainment industry and restaurants. Some companies — including Amazon and Walmart — recorded high sales numbers and increased customer satisfaction. Others didn’t fare as well.
With record-high Cyber Monday …
U.S. shoppers are spending a lot of money after a record-setting Cyber Monday, according to data from the first week of sales after the season kick-off.
Market research firm comScore said Sunday that shoppers spent $6 billion on Monday through …
Nintendo’s newest flagship video games, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land, have both sold over 500,000 units in the U.S. alone, according to an interview with a Nintendo executive.
Both of the games are critical …
Best Buy sold out of Research in Motion’s PlayBook tablets this Black Friday, leading to speculation that the company was canning the tablet altogether.
Best Buy confirmed to VentureBeat that it is not canceling the PlayBook; it’s just temporarily sold …
With mobile shoppers getting the jump on discounts by buying big on Thanksgiving Day and e-commerce sales bubbling up over the long weekend, the online holiday shopping season has arrived in full force.
So who is this year’s biggest winner …
When it comes to made-up online shopping holidays, Cyber Monday is still expected to be the reigning champion this year.
Cyber Monday sales may reach $1.2 billion this year, reports the LA Times, up from over $1 billion last year. …
