/ Technology

Online consumers see recession’s end

The PriceGrabber survey also shows shoppers desire big-ticket items.

Posted 06/15/2010Thad RueterPost a comment

/ Technology

Marketers will boost or maintain spending in the second half, survey finds

85% of executives in a recent survey say they will spend more on marketing or maintain their current spending level. E-mail is a top priority, the poll finds.

Posted 07/21/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Technology

Consumer confidence may be on the rise, but spending isn’t—yet

Though confidence in the economy is slowly returning, consumers remain cautious in their spending habits and continue to cut out the non-essentials, a new survey finds.

Posted 07/17/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Technology

Seeking a silver lining: Online fares better in buying plans than offline

67% of respondents to a survey told PriceGrabber in June they are planning to trim their spending compared to 57% who said so in January. Fewer consumers said they are cutting back online shopping vs. offline: 47% are cutting back online and 63% offline.

Posted 07/08/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

Related Searches:Online Sales Vs Offline Sales

/ Technology

Three in five web shoppers expect to spend as much online as last year

41% say they will spend as much online in the next 60 days as they did a year ago, and 19% will spend more, according to the first in a series of monthly surveys by Performics aimed at gauging changes in consumer spending during the recession.

Posted 05/12/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Technology

Online sales growth barely moves the needle in October

ComScore reports e-retail sales in October grew 1% over October 2007, the lowest monthly growth since comScore began tracking e-commerce in 2001. But at least web sales grew: Total retail sales in October were down 3.3%, says the Commerce Department.

Posted 11/18/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Technology

Online consumers plan careful approach to holiday spending, study says

Nearly half of online shoppers say they plan to delay holiday spending this year because of the down economy, though 32% say they would buy more online if able to spend with cash, according to a recent study by Javelin Strategy & Research for eBillme.

Posted 11/06/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Wall Street analyst: Amazon’s Fat City bound to get leaner

A stock analyst for RBC Capital Markets is reducing his sales forecasts for Amazon.com by 5% in 2008 and 11.7% in 2009. The reason: even the world’s biggest online retailer won’t be immune to slower consumer spending.

Posted 10/22/2008Mark BrohanPost a comment

Related Searches:Amazon Weaknesses