‘Drunk Shopping’ a Boon to Online Merchants

After those pesky laws discouraging drinking and driving became commonplace in most jurisdictions, retailers probably suffered heavily from the loss of the "half cut" demographic spending in their stores like... drunken sailors? Alas, the rise of web shopping ... continue

Consumer Confidence Soars As Shoppers Flock To Retail And Online Shops

Consumer confidence soared in the United States during the month of December according to a report from the Conference Boards' Consumer Confidence Index. According to the report confidence shot up by 10 points in December to close at ... 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

Majority of Consumers Still Have Concerns on Online Shopping Safety

An overwhelming majority (70%) of consumers either don’t shop online or do so with concerns about their safety while navigating the Internet. This was the result of a recent survey of IT security expert Avira where only ... continue

US retail group says Cyber Monday sales up 10% this year

Is it a recovering economy or increased trust in internet based transactions that have caused a sharp increase in consumers chasing online deals on Cyber Monday this year? A bit of both, says National Retail Federation president Matthew ... continue

Friendgiftr saves your ass when you forget a birthday

While ATMs are open 24/7, sometimes money isn't necessarily the best gift. (Nothing kills a gift-buzz more than knowing it will go to pay part of a utility or vet-bill, for instance.) If you keep odd hours, dislike ... continue

Amazon introduces same-day delivery in some cities, adds shipping options

Every year, I end up renewing my Amazon Prime membership when I realize that it's cheaper than shipping all of Santa's presents in a timely fashion without it. Until today, the biggest drawback (besides the $80 price tag) ... continue

Watch out Amazon Marketplace, Amazon Basics launches

Saturday, Amazon took on a small segment of the third-party market with a new line of electronics called "Amazon Basics." Gadget fans don't need to get all a-twitter yet- the line is mostly cables, blank CDs and blank ... continue

4 Reasons why online shopping sucks

The end of the month is coming and I'll have a little bit of money sitting in my PayPal account but it leaves  me in a little bit of a quandary. Like, do I transfer some; or ... continue

The economy will slow US online holiday sales, really?

We do not need a study to conclude that economy would slow US online holiday sales, but here's one from Forrester Research. Sales would reach $44 billion, representing a 12 percent increase over the last year but ... continue

Alibaba invests $732 million in Taobao

Alibaba Group is investing $732 million in Taobao, China's largest consumer e-commerce company. The move should cement Taobao as the shopping destination of choice for Chinese consumers. Taobao has created an e-commerce ecosystem consisting of 80 million users, ... continue