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Cashback News: Amazon update – Holiday sales, global moves, strategies
Amazon accounted for 30.9% of all sales from Black Friday to Cyber Monday according to a report from Slice Intelligence. Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy were Black Friday weekend sales winners said Moody’s analyst Charlie O’Shea.
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Cashback News: US $3.45 billion Cyber Monday record sales news roundup
Cyber Monday set a new US sales record reaching $3.45 billion, up 12.1% compared to 2015. Most popular items sold on Monday? Sony PlayStation and Apple iPad, while at Walmart it was the Samsung 55″ HDTV and Barbie’s Dreamhouse. Amazon sold more than two million toys in the first half of Cyber Monday, a new record.…
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Cashback News: US Black Friday sales results are in – a record $3.34B online
Preliminary results are in for Black Friday sales and online hit a record $3.34 billion in sales, according to Adobe Digital Insights. Black Friday sales soared by 21.6% but some e-commerce websites, including Macy’s, were down briefly causing consumer frustration and lost sales. Online sales exceeded $1 billion on 23 of 24 days in November, prior to Black…
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Cashback News: UK retailers wonder if Black Friday wIll be black or red?
One Hour Translation research suggests 27% of UK shoppers will buy on Black Friday. An LCP Consulting study found 61% of UK retailers believe Black Friday is unprofitable and unsustainable compared with 32% in 2015. Amazon plans to run its sale for 12 days compared with five days last year and figures to ship more…
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Cashback News: Retail & e-commerce holiday sales predictions
Holiday sales predictions? Adobe Digital Insights predicts 2016 online sales will be up 11%. 55% of US and UK retailers say Amazon will drive the majority of their holiday sales this year according to research by ChannelAdvisor and Morar Consulting.
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Cashback News – Oct 17: Aiming for Amazon: Competitors looking for ways to beat the e-commerce giant
Look out Amazon! From Walmart and Jet.com to Target, Flipkart and even Macy’s, competitors are looking for ways to beat you at your e-commerce game. Today, we’ll look at how they’re hoping to find any weak spots but they’re going to have to work incredibly hard and move very fast to keep up with Amazon.
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Cashback News – Oct 3: What’s up with Walmart? A global retail and e-commerce update
It’s time to take a fresh look at Walmart’s US retail strategy and what may be driving its international e-commerce moves as well. CNN Money profiled the Indian marketplace and Walmart’s Flipkart potential. With the acquisition of Jet.com complete, Walmart is now poised to go head-to-head with Amazon and analysts seem to be warming up…
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Cashback News – Sept 30: India’s E-commerce Game of Thrones Battle Heats Up on Walmart Rumors
The fast-moving Indian e-commerce marketplace heated up considerably with rumors that Walmart is negotiating to invest up to $1 billion in current e-commerce leader Flipkart. While some experts say Amazon is about to surpass Flipkart sales this year, Alibaba also has a small investment in third biggest e-commerce operator Snapdeal and is also looking for a way to…
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Cashback News – Sept 16: What’s new in the world of payments, technology & mobile commerce
The mobile payments sector is growing and moving fast. 52% of online purchases are now done via mobile device according to Criteo and smartphones influence 84% of millennials’ in-store shopping says a report by Alliance Data.
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Cashback News – Sept 14: Looking at logistics trends in $122 billion global industry
How important are logistics in e-commerce? 87% of online purchase decisions are influenced by delivery time. Logistics matter.