E-Commerce Report: Awaiting Real Sales From Virtual Shoppers
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Retailers and manufacturers are setting up shop in Second Life, the three-dimensional online world, hoping that users will steer their avatars to real world stores.
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Many online merchants this year will still sell goods with standard shipping terms through Monday, Dec. 18, or Tuesday, Dec. 19, a boon for late holiday shoppers.
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With four days left before Christmas, retailers are still waiting for a holiday shopping blitz -- and beginning to worry they won&#39;t hit their sales projections for the season.
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E-commerce gets a boost with emerging interactive apps and other new online technology.
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Face it, shopaholics -- the Internet drains much of the fun out of holiday shopping and replaces it with ice-cold efficiency. Who wouldn't rather stroll through Neiman Marcus or Best Buy with their best buddy than sit solo in front of a computer, eyeballing page after page of tiny pictures showing what you could reach out and touch at real malls?
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Researchers report Web shoppers are busier and happier than last year, as the holiday arrives and online sales finally slow.
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Ever wonder what it would be like to sift through bins of thousands of items like one would at a flea market or a mall, while on your computer?  BrowseGoods has taken advantage of Web 2.0 technologies such as Ajax and put together a realistic online representation of the real world shopping experience.  Brian Smith of [...]
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With less than two weeks until Christmas, consumers don&#39;t seem to be in a big rush to finish their holiday shopping, evidence from two groups that track sales confirmed on Tuesday.
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A surprising amount of shoppers are willing to buy from spammers, study finds.
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We see the Web serving as a way for consumers to get access to information (photos, listings, descriptions, etc.) and make more informed choices of how to allocate their real-time engagement with a Realtor or a ...
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Mobile e-mail device for business travelers extending its reach.
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Retailers will have to work hard to achieve sales growth this holiday season because of the slow economy and rising prices, but online shopping should keep clicking, a retail trade association will announce today.
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The first raw data on Internet usage yesterday indicate shoppers rode heavy on the net. But there's one important question outstanding: Were those shoppers also purchasers?
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Blog: Prospective buyers are increasingly inclined to take extra time to search for the best price and features, according to report.
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Web holiday sales are up 24 percent over a year ago, says comScore. However it is believed the shopping season may extend longer online this season as consumers appear to be confident that expedient shipping would get their gifts in time.
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The e-tailer, seeking users' input, invests in online collaboration.
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Vendors and researchers have detected various new trends at play in online retail shopping this holiday season, such as shoppers' increased use of search engines and comparison shopping services to make better informed buying decisions. Not all trends are encouraging, however, such as a disconcertingly high percentage of shoppers willing to buy from spammers.