Category Archives: Online Retailing

Bricks-and click retailing and online-only retailing are covered here. There are lots of posts on multi-channel retailing.

Addressing Gender Differences in Online Persuasion Strategies

As we wrote a while back in one of our most popular posts, there has been significant research about differences in online shopping behavior by gender. MindWhat, an analytics firm observes: “Are men from Mars? And women from Venus? Probably … Continue reading

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Online Retailing Through the Years

As we have reported before (see, for example: 1, 2), online retailing remains strong both in the United States and around the world. Here is an infographic from SnapParcel, an Ireland-based courier service, that looks at the evolution of E-commerce … Continue reading

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Real-Time U.S. Retail Spending by the Second

Are you interested in current retail shopping statistics? Then, consider the fun, interactive Web site highlighted in this post. Retale — a company that offers a mobile destination application for shoppers that incorporates retail circulars into a rich, interactive format — recently … Continue reading

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