Hitwise Intelligence - North America

November 02, 2009

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Predictions

Holiday projections are out and many are predicting a gloomy holiday season for retailers. The NRF forecasts a 1% decline growth in total retail sales for the 2009 holiday season, totaling $437.6 billion. The online channel is poised to fare...
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September 15, 2009

Free Shipping - Vendor and Consumer Perspectives

Our sister company Experian CheetahMail released an insightful white paper on the topic of free shipping email offers (download the paper here). Among several interesting findings, the paper provides some seasonality data on the percentage of clients that sent free...
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Posted to Shopping and Classifieds

August 20, 2009

Resurgence of layaway programs continues

With many consumers remaining cautious with spending, retailers are turning to layaway programs again this holiday season to offer shoppers a payment plan to buy gifts. In 2008, layaway programs made a comeback as retailers hoped to encourage shoppers to...
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Posted to Holiday | Retail | Shopping and Classifieds

Bing Shopping takes off

Microsoft recently announced a promotion to receive Double Cashback when consumers use Bing Shopping for searches and online purchases. Back in October of last year, I wrote about the initial success of the Cashback program to capture visits, so this...
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Posted to Bing | Retail | Shopping and Classifieds

July 22, 2009

Amazon acquires Zappos.com

Amazon announced a deal today to acquire apparel and footwear retailer Zappos.com. The popular online retailer ranked 3rd last week among online retailers within the Apparel and Accessories category behind Victoria’s Secret and Old Navy. Both Amazon and Zappos.com are...
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Posted to Retail | Shopping and Classifieds

June 12, 2009

Online Sample Sales

Far safer than in the physical world where one can be easily bludgeoned by an elbow or shoe, online sample sales have continued to grow in popularity over the past year. Despite the poor economy, shoppers are flocking to the...
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Posted to Retail | Shopping and Classifieds | fashion

May 07, 2009

Michelle Obama’s Impact on Fashion

Ever since First Lady Michelle Obama hit the press circuit, there has been a fascination with her clothing choices. Mrs. Obama’s selections from retailers like J Crew, White House Black Market and Talbots, that are affordable and obtainable by many...
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April 30, 2009

Last Minute Mother’s Day Planning

The countdown is on for retailers looking to capture Mother’s Day spending with 10 shopping days left (11 if you are the same-day delivery type, if so – buy online, pick-up in-store is for you). According to the National Retail...
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