Crash And Churn
Black Friday made history last week as the first day ever to generate over a billion dollars in sales from mobile devices, according to...
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Black Friday made history last week as the first day ever to generate over a billion dollars in sales from mobile devices, according to...
The following blog appears on Target’s corporate website and bears repeating. Target’s unprecedented offer this Cyber Monday — two days with 15 percent off nearly everything...
Holiday e-commerce sales are predicted to reach record highs this year with digital sales set to surpass 10 percent of total retail for the...
With Black Friday right around the corner, shoppers are bracing themselves for the flash sales, mall mayhem and 4:00 am wake up calls that...
On past Thanksgivings we’ve praised businesses that close their doors to let employees spend the holiday with their families. Each year the list grows...
With online holiday sales predicted to reach $91.6 billion in 2016 — an 11 percent jump from 2015 — e-commerce retailers are expected to...
Editor’s Note: Steve wrote this prior to the induction dinner last night. A few weeks ago I received a phone call and emails from...
Consumer VR Is Set To Explode Best Buy has recently begun carrying a bigger assortment of virtual reality products, including the Oculus Rift, HTC...
There’s an old saying that the best camera is the one you have with you. Smartphone users have taken that axiom to heart: Market...
When asked by industry friends how I am spending my “semi-retirement” as I like to call it, aside from my continued work with TWICE,...
Even though the World Series has not yet begun, retailers are as prepared as ever for the holiday selling season. I have been reading,...
The holiday season is nearly here, but retailers still have time to get their teams prepped and ready for the rush of consumers looking...
Facebook’s recent introduction of a Marketplace feature on its mobile app represents a major step forward in its e-commerce efforts. The new functionality allows members...
It’s no mean feat to be all things to all people in all places, but “always on” availability is the hallmark of cross-channel selling,...
Today there are many retailers stocking their shelves with the kind of smart locks they think their customers will benefit from. However, how do...
Cohen’s Electronics & Appliance is an independent, single-showroom dealer in Montgomery, Ala. The company’s buying organization, the Nationwide East division of the Nationwide Marketing...
For decades Kodak’s film business was going strong — yet the film industry was headed toward disaster. It was only a matter of time before digital photography would take over,...
Is the Internet of Things (IoT) just another new technology fad? If you ask consumers, media, analysts, tech industry professionals, and even the vendors...
With fall officially here and the 2016 holiday season quickly approaching, online merchants are gearing up to push revenues to historic levels. This year’s...
Remember the fundraisers when you were in high school or the Scouts? You had to sell chocolate bars, cookies, magazines or coupon books. You didn’t...
You have probably noticed the lottery-winner level of investment money being showered on VR technology. Aside from the simple fact that these devices are “cool,”...
High resolution audio has already penetrated the audiophile marketplace, now it’s the mass market’s turn. In order to bring everyone who loves music up-to-date...
In today’s digital age, the lines between perception and reality have become blurred. Every day and with every interaction, we are constantly affecting how...
Much has been said about the importance of engaging millennials. But while brands and retailers would be wise to continue focusing on millennials, another...
The following is reposted with permission from The NPD Group Blog. News last week that LeEco, a China-based TV, smartphone and media conglomerate, is...
The tremendous popularity of Pokémon Go (20 million daily users in the U.S. alone) is driving gamers out in droves to capture creatures in...
The regulatory environment for digital organizations that handle their customers’ data—that is, pretty much all organizations—is poised to get more challenging, thanks to sweeping...
Today’s world is increasingly mobile first. Eighty percent of all internet users own a smartphone, and 60 percent of global mobile consumers turn to...
The times they are a changin’, especially in audio. Audio technology is experiencing higher-resolution bandwidth-size portability, delivery is faster and easier both with streaming...
The Internet of Things (IoT), the tech trend that’s bringing network connectivity to everyday physical objects, is growing rapidly in popularity. But the boom...
Smart home products are rolling out to the masses as consumers look for ways to simplify their daily lives. Even though major commercial security companies...
Security breaches cost a lot of money. In the U.S., the average data breach costs $5.4 million. The average cost, globally, of a compromised...
The IoT era is already here. Devices that record various data metrics and then adjust either how they operate (thermostats and cars) or the...
It’s no secret that device dependency is here to stay. Consumers expect pretty much everything to be available via mobile device, whether it’s their...
Not too long ago, consumers were skeptical of online shopping, preferring to go to brick-and-mortar stores rather than giving out their credit cards online....
At the end of June, just about six months after CES 2016, Vault Consulting reporting that the show hit a new attendance record: 177,393....
It’s no secret that technology is a driving force in support of literacy. Study after study has corroborated this constructive connection, showing that computer-based...
You never know when a zombie apocalypse is coming down the pike. So as scribes of technology, and in keeping with the old scouting adage...
Selling online is not only smart, it’s essential; as TWICE reported last month, online orders have finally surpassed in-store purchases. But simply having an...
Warning: The following rant has nothing at all to do with consumer electronics or appliances. I’m mad at Donald Trump. No, he never flunked...
We often hear of retailers struggling with competing in “the Amazon era” — the current e-commerce market that includes the online giant. At DealsPlus...
The recent announcement about Google Fiber’s acquisition of Webpass, a 13-year old Internet service provider focusing on businesses and residential connections, brings into focus...