shoppers

These retail stalwarts still can't get online right

MSNBC.com: Business  Tue, 01/03/2012 - 06:17

Isn't it time to quit treating e-shoppers as novel and the future instead of ... like, the now?<br /><br />These are the companies with the worst online customer satisfaction.Isn't it time to quit treating e-shoppers as novel and the future instead of ... like, the now?


 

Stores Shuffle a Saturday in Hopes of Saving the Season

NYT > Business  Thu, 12/15/2011 - 21:46

The Saturday before Christmas is too crucial to retailers to be left in the hands of procrastinating shoppers, so many stores are having “Super Saturday” this weekend instead.


 

Online sales reach $6B in week after Thanksgiving

Newsvine - business  Sun, 12/04/2011 - 18:17

U.S. shoppers are still spending heavily online after a record-busting "Cyber Monday."


 

'Cyber Monday' sales rise

Newsvine - business  Tue, 11/29/2011 - 09:22

A new report says a record number of shoppers made purchases online on the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, pushing sales up 33 percent.


 

Shoppers snap up Cyber Monday deals

Newsvine - business  Mon, 11/28/2011 - 13:07

Shoppers seem to be just as enthusiastic about shopping on their computers and smartphones on Cyber Monday as they were about finding deals over the weekend.


 

Black Friday Shoppers Fan Out in the Dark of Night

NYT > Business  Fri, 11/25/2011 - 02:18

At Macy’s Herald Square store, an estimated 9,000 people were waiting for its midnight opening on Friday, more than in the last couple of years.


 

A City-by-City Guide to Americans’ Black Friday Spending

Digg - Business & Finance  Thu, 11/24/2011 - 13:32

Black Friday marks the official start to the holiday shopping season, a time when retailers brace for hordes of deal-seeking shoppers. But spending varies from city to city.


 

Black Friday Sales Show Divide Between Shoppers

NYT > Business  Wed, 11/23/2011 - 19:58

When stores open for Black Friday sales late Thursday night, the differences between how affluent and more ordinary Americans shop in the uncertain economy will be on unusually vivid display.


 

Salvation Army Bell Ringers Accepting Mobile Payments

NYT > Business  Tue, 11/15/2011 - 23:46

With fewer and fewer shoppers carrying cash, the Salvation Army’s seasonal bell ringers will begin accepting digital donations as part of its Red Kettle Campaign.


 

What Are People Buying In Fall?

Digg - Business & Finance  Thu, 10/06/2011 - 19:10

From September to November, shoppers head to stores in droves to pick up their favorite electronics, spo...