Tag: Holiday shopping

Christmas gift ideas still sold at Cyber Monday sale prices

Julie Campbell
Last Minute Christmas gift ideas

As you rush to grab those last-minute presents and finish your holiday shopping, check out these deals. With so much holiday shopping being done online, it’s important to get those last-minute Christmas gift ideas earlier this year.  Fortunately, we’ve come up with some great products that are still on sale for the kinds of prices you saw back on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. With these products, you’ll be giving great presents and saving like you did on Black Friday. The best Christmas gift ideas this year don’t just stop…

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Survey says holiday shopping to be led by mobile, not social this year

Jorge Gonzalez
Data Safe While Shopping Online

Findings of a recent Deloitte survey predicts U.S. consumer spend habits. The professional services network is one of the first to release an early holiday shopping prediction survey this year. Deloitte’s 34th annual holiday retail survey polled 4,410 adult consumers across the U.S. in September to discover their intentions regarding holiday spending. Consumers seem keen to spend on experiences. While Deloitte’s 2019 holiday shopping retail survey is only a prediction and won’t necessarily line up with what actually results by the end of the shopping season, it does hold value…

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New Target augmented reality tech helps make holiday home decorating easier

Jennifer Goula
Target augmeted reality app feature - Christmas Tree

American retail giant rolls out new augmented reality (AR) feature for its app. If you still need to put up a Christmas tree or you have some last minute holiday decorating to do, the new Target augmented reality feature introduced in its app earlier this month, could be a big help. The “See It in Your Space” tree feature helps you find the perfect artificial tree for your space. All homes are not created equal. Rooms come in all shapes, sizes and angles, which can make finding the right sized…

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Amazon QR code catalog to be snail mailed out for holiday season shopping

Stephanie Beck
Amazon QR code catalog - Presents - holiday shopping

Amazon is giving holiday shoppers the chance to easily link to products via QR codes. Toys R’ Us may be long gone, but this doesn’t mean the end of toy catalogs for the holiday season. In fact, an Amazon QR code catalog called “A Holiday of Play,” may soon be mailed out to consumers across the United States. QR codes will make it easier for consumers to scan and connect to product links. While the Amazon holiday catalog will look like traditional holiday catalogs that are often mailed out around…

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Mobile commerce use drives considerable Thanksgiving shopping growth this year

Jennifer Goula
thanksgiving mobile commerce use

Online retail sales on the start of the holiday season rose to almost $3 billion this year thanks to smartphones. This Thanksgiving, mobile commerce use became an even bigger driver of online sales than had been the case in previous years. With a one day sales total of $2.9 billion this year, smartphones are getting a pat on the back for sending shoppers to online stores even when brick and mortar ones were closed. This year, smartphones and tablets comprised an estimated 41 percent of all Thanksgiving online revenue. The…

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