Monthly Archives: September 2017

2017 E-Commerce Holiday Shopping Forecast

E-commerce is once again expected to have good growth for the 2017 holiday shopping season — with Amazon accounting for one-third of all U.S. online holiday revenues!!! Here are a slideshow (click the image to access it!!!!) and a year-to-year … Continue reading

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How Shoppers React to Bad Social Media Comments

What happens when consumers complain on social media? According to eMarketer: “Data from social media analytics and monitoring service Sprout Social revealed that many US internet users believe social media has given them more of a voice to expose unfair … Continue reading

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Fun Facts and Trivia About Labor Day

In the United States, Labor Day has been celebrated since 1882 — yes, for 135 years. In honor of Labor Day 2017, we offer this fun post with lots of interesting facts and trivia. 🙂 Sorry to those of you … Continue reading

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