52% Of People Used Their Phone To Help With Holiday Shopping

Smartphones are becoming more and more a part of our everyday lives. In fact, some people, when asked if there was one thing they could live without, say their phone. Over the years, cell phones got smaller ... continue

Retail Sales Barely Rise Over The Holidays

During the holidays, people tend to flock to retail stores more than at any other time during the year. Johnny needs this toy, Sarah needs this dress, and so on. However, that didn't appear to be the ... continue

Wrapping Paper Sales Point To Heavy Retail Traffic For 2011 Holiday Shopping

You can call it the holiday wrapping paper index or whatever you'd like but if wrapping paper sales in the U.S. are any indication it will have been a very good holiday season for U.S. retailers. In attempting ... continue

Holiday Shopping Increases 15% Online, Shoppers Spend Billions

Web monitoring firm comScore has marked a recent 15 percent weekly increase in online holiday sales in what could possibly be the busiest week of the year. According to the research company shoppers have spent $30.9 billion online ... continue

Santa Claus Gets His Own iPhone 4S Ad [Video]

Apple on Sunday posted what will likely be their last ad spot of the year, an iPhone 4S spot featuring the jolly guy himself. In the company's new 30-second ad Santa Claus uses the Siri voice command ... continue

Cyber Monday Sets Sales Record As Consumers Continue To Pick Up Goods

Black Friday turned into a buying bonanza for consumers this year and now it looks as if Cyber Monday managed to do the same, cashing in to the tune of $1.25 billion according to web research firm ... continue

Forget Black Friday Thanksgiving Arrives With Black Thursday Sales

In their ever increasing attempt to cannibalize the wallets of American consumers many retail chains throughout the United States will begin their "Black Friday" ads on Thanksgiving day or just seconds afterwards. After a cool down in 2010 ... continue

Dell Custom Ordering System Has Caused Holiday Fulfillment Issues For Some Customers

Customers looking to take advantage of custom built computers from Dell this holiday season could end up without a gift under the tree. According to various internet rumors the company appears to be suffering a lack of ... continue

Hey Ladies: Jeff Bezos Knows How to Satisfy

Looks like Jeff Bezos knows a thing or two about satisfying throngs of eager women. Ones doing their holiday shopping online, anyway. It turns out the Bezos-led Amazon impressed more than just its own PR department with ... continue