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Salesforce: AI Agents Working To Boost Last-Minute Holiday Sales

Salesforce: AI Agents Working To Boost Last-Minute Holiday Sales

by Mike Duff | Dec 18, 2024 | Retail Articles

With retailers employing strategies to make the last few days up to Christmas lucrative, Salesforce reported global online sales for the 2024 holiday season from November 1 to December 15 reached $849 billion, up 4% year-over-year. Although the gains so far this...
NRF: More Consumers Plan To Shop Super Saturday This Year

NRF: More Consumers Plan To Shop Super Saturday This Year

by Mike Duff | Dec 17, 2024 | Retail Articles

Right around 157.2 million consumers plan to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas, Super Saturday, according to an annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, up from 141.9 million on the date in 2023. The total...
Walmart Spotlights Tech Investments in Serving Last Minute Shoppers

Walmart Spotlights Tech Investments in Serving Last Minute Shoppers

by Mike Duff | Dec 10, 2024 | Retail Articles

As the company makes a closing holiday pitch to consumers, Walmart is touting its technical abilities as a means to better serve consumers navigating the last weeks of the year. Walmart stated that it is leveraging the company’s integrated supply chain and expansive...
Numerator: Majority of Cyber Weekend Purchasers Bought Mostly Online

Numerator: Majority of Cyber Weekend Purchasers Bought Mostly Online

by Peter Giannetti | Dec 4, 2024 | Retail Articles

More than half of 2024 Cyber Weekend shoppers made purchases mostly or only online, while continuing concern about higher prices factored notably in their shopping and purchase choices, according to market research company Numerator. Numerator surveyed more than 9,600...
Mastercard: Double-Digit Digital Growth Leads Black Friday Spending Gains

Mastercard: Double-Digit Digital Growth Leads Black Friday Spending Gains

by Mike Duff | Dec 2, 2024 | Retail Articles

Preliminary results from Mastercard SpendingPulse research indicate U.S. retail sales, excluding automotive, on Black Friday, November 29, increased year over year by 3.4%.  Black Friday has evolved into a multiple-day promotional occasion, Mastercard noted, adding...
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