Category Archives: Holidays

Feb11

More online and mobile shopping for Valentine’s Day 2013

By Fiona Swerdlow, Head of Research, Shop.org | Published: February 11, 2013
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Following all the buzz around the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day is just a few days away, and it looks like shoppers are primed to treat family and friends. The online data from NRF’s 2013 Valentine’s Day consumer survey conducted by BIGinsight shows more than one-quarter (26 percent) of consumers who plan to mark the occasion [...]

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Jan28

How retailers will invest now for Holiday ‘13

By Fiona Swerdlow, Head of Research, Shop.org | Published: January 28, 2013
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The eHoliday 2012 post-holiday results are in! Conducted with our partner, BIGinsight, we polled both consumers and retailers earlier this month to see how the holiday season turned out. This data trove – spanning holiday results, consumer shopping, merchandising, marketing, gift cards, customer service and fulfillment – will be particularly useful to retailers come summer [...]

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Jan13

The rise of digital and mobile: What we’ve learned from Holiday ’12

By Margaret Case Little, Senior Director, NRF | Published: January 13, 2013
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There’s no arguing with the stats. Digital retail, and more specifically mobile technologies, have never been more impactful in the retail landscape − a fact very apparent as you review stats from the 2012 holiday season. Ahead of the first session of Shop.org’s First Look track at Retail’s BIG Show today, Executive Director Vicki Cantrell [...]

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Dec13

Instant convenience: How same-day delivery and in-store pick up are transforming retail

By Vicki Cantrell, SVP, Communities, NRF and Executive Director, Shop.org | Published: December 13, 2012
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Same-day delivery and in-store pick up are not new concepts for retailers. But in 2012, these services are shifting how people shop in the United States. For decades we’ve been talking about the attempt to deliver products to consumers as quickly as possible. Retail verticals in the gifting and floral industry have mastered this with [...]

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Dec04

Shop.org’s Cantrell discusses ‘Cyber Five’ phenomenon

By Tony Fontana, Manager, Communications & Public Affairs | Published: December 4, 2012
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Thanksgiving fell on the earliest Thursday possible this year, but the early holiday didn’t stall Americans from making the virtual dash for deals. Following a bustling shopping weekend both online and in-store, the ‘official’ online shopping holiday was right around the corner. Many were left wondering: If Americans spent a combined $59 billion over Black [...]

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