Tag Archives: trends

IBM’s 2014 Online Retail Holiday Readiness Report

Posted on August 17, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As online and multichannel retailers intensify their already-underway preparations for the 2014 holiday shopping season, they should take a look at a new report from IBM. According to the IBM report: “A prosperous 2014 holiday season appears to be in … Continue reading →

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Multichannel Merchant’s New Study of Global E-Commerce

Posted on August 13, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Due to its growing importance, we have posted several times about the changing face of global E-commerce (see, for example, 1, 2, 3). According to Mike O’Brien, writing for Multichannel Merchant (MCM): “If you’re a merchant and you’re not engaged in global E-commerce, … Continue reading →

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Deloitte’s Back-to-College 2014 Forecast

Posted on August 12, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Yesterday, we posted about Deloitte’s 2014 back-to-school shopping forecast. Today’s post features Deloitte’s 2014 back-to-college shopping forecast. For this forecast, the company questioned more than 450 parents of college students to “determine the top honors and consumer shopping trends likely to impact … Continue reading →

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