Posts Tagged ‘retail’

Social Shares Drive 1 in 4 Online Shoppers to Purchase

Written on March 31st, 2012 by Mike Andrewno shouts
  1 in 4 online shoppers, who shop at least quarterly online and login to their Facebook account at least monthly, have made a purchase based on a social recommendation, ...
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Gen Y Speeds Up Luxury Goods Spending

Written on February 23rd, 2012 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Flash sale sites and the fashion industry’s maturing web presence boost sales to young consumers As Generation Y grows up and gains more buying power, the 18- to 34-year-old age ...
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Merchants Split on Groupon Satisfaction

Written on August 10th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Even when local merchants make money, many remain unhappy with deals The long-term profitability of participating in daily deal promotions remains an open question for local businesses, even as services ...
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Shoppers Willing to Connect With Retailers on Facebook

Written on July 15th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Internet users follow retailers for more than just deals and discounts Social commerce may be on the minds of retailers everywhere, but buying through Facebook is still far from mainstream. ...
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Blogs influencing sales

Written on July 14th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
  A poll of Australians by blogging network, Nuffnang, has found that almost 90 per cent of respondants are swayed by blogger reviews. While blogging is still relatively new in ...
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How Social Shoppers Share Local Deals

Written on June 5th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Social deal site users ages 25 to 44 share offers most   Growth in daily deal site usage is still rapid, according to April 2011 site rankings from Compete. The ...
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Online shops opportunity for retailers

Written on May 30th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Australian retailers should be more imaginative if they want to dominate the online shopping landscape like their international counterparts, Sue Morphet says. The Pacific Brands chief executive officer told a ...
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How Tweens, Teens and Parents Decide What to Buy

Written on January 5th, 2011 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Teens more influential with parents and more reliant on web for information Teens and tweens have very different approaches when deciding what electronics they want. For tweens, most just “know ...
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Consumers Force Retailers to Adopt Social Strategy

Written on September 27th, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Confusion about ROI, disagreement about performance indicators For most web users, online shopping is not a fully social activity. A few leading-edge retailers have begun allowing transactions to occur on ...
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Retailers Embracing Mobile Strategies

Written on July 2nd, 2010 by Mike Andrewno shouts
Consumers’ increasing appetite for mobile applications is driving online retailers to speed up their mobile marketing initiatives. According to a Forrester Research study produced in partnership with Shop.org, nearly three-quarters ...
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