by - February 7, 2013 4:33 pm
Online sales rose 15% during 2012
E-commerce sales rose 15% during 2012 as more consumers and retailers met online in lieu of brick and mortar deals. Online sales posted their strongest annual growth rate since before…
Tag: e-commerce
by The City Wire staff - January 3, 2013 4:20 pm
Online sales grew 14% during the holiday season
Consumers spent $42.3 billion online between Black Friday and New Year’s Eve, which marked a 14% increase from the same period in 2011, according to comScore. The latter portion of…
by The City Wire staff - November 28, 2012 1:13 pm
Holiday Shopping: Early results favor e-commerce
Two analytic firms announced Wednesday (Nov. 28) mixed early results from Black Friday shopping among specialty stores and e-commerce sales. Despite earlier openings among a vast number of brick and…
by The City Wire staff - November 13, 2012 10:46 pm
Wal-Mart bets on mobile
The world’s largest retailer has been busy for months installing GPS geofencing at all of its Wal-Mart Stores from shore to shore. Analysts say this savvy move has a double…
by The City Wire staff - September 3, 2012 4:12 pm
Wal-Mart woos online shoppers
Online shopping is a left-brained activity that expects quick and concise search results and perhaps no one understands that better than San Bruno,Calif.-based @WalmartLabs. Late last week Walmart.com announced it…
by The City Wire staff - August 27, 2012 1:30 pm
Retailers battle for pet food market share
The next time you need pet food, retailers know there is a good chance you’ll turn to your iPhone or laptop instead of grabbing your car keys. This has led…