US retail

Target ups delivery ante against Amazon with Shipt acquisition

By Jeff Domansky

December 14, 2017

Target just spent $550 million to acquire same-day delivery service Shipt in an effort to compete more effectively with Amazon online. With Walmart’s free two-day shipping, e-commerce is ...

Amazon ruled Thanksgiving Day with 45% of online sales; Walmart growing

By Jeff Domansky

November 28, 2017

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Thanksgiving e-commerce sales are still overwhelmingly dominated by Amazon but Walmart is becoming more competitive online. ...

Cyber Monday highlights: Record sales, mobile mattered, Amazon ruled

By Jeff Domansky

November 28, 2017

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Cyber Monday online sales hit a record $6.6 billion, Amazon dominated 55% of sales on Black Friday and shoppers still shopped in stores. ...

Black Friday sales analysis: Online spending up, foot traffic down

By Jeff Domansky

November 26, 2017

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US Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday online sales were up 17.9%, reaching $7.09 billion while in-store traffic declined 1%. ...

Adobe Digital Insights 2017: Invaluable online holiday shopping research

By Jeff Domansky

November 20, 2017

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We have three-part report based on Adobe Digital Insights research into online Thanksgiving holiday sales, product predictions and consumer buying trends. ...

Adobe Insights, Pt 3: What discounts are driving holiday sales?

By Jeff Domansky

November 20, 2017

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Pt 3 of our look at Adobe Digital Insights' 2017 holiday sales predictions identifies which sales promotions are driving the most sales on which important holiday shopping days. ...

Adobe Insights holiday product predictions, Pt 2: Novelty & nostalgia

By Jeff Domansky

November 20, 2017

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In Part 2 of our look at Adobe Digital insights 2017 shopping predictions, we tell you what products consumers will be buying to put under the tree this year. ...

Adobe Insights holiday shopping predictions, Pt 1: Online sales keep climbing

By Jeff Domansky

November 20, 2017

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In Part 1 of a three-part look at Adobe Digital Insights Holiday Predictions 2017 report, US online sales could pass $1 billion for the first time. ...