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November 28, 2012

Holiday Shopper Sentiment Report: Behind-the-Scenes Q&A

Chain Store Age editor Marianne Wilson talks with Michael Schulze, Senior Vice President & General Manager, North America Retail Industry, SAP America, about the motivation behind the "Black Friday and Cyber Monday Consumer Face-Off," and the technology used to uncover its insights, in the following Q&A:

November 27, 2012

Chase: Cyber Monday online sales up 22% from last year

Cyber Monday continues its importance, driving a nearly 22% increase in year-over-year online sales, Chase reported as part of its latest Holiday Pulse report.

New York -- Cyber Monday continues its importance, driving a nearly 22% increase in year-over-year online sales, Chase reported Tuesday as part of its latest Holiday Pulse report. Monday sales beat Sunday, the next highest day, by a margin of 26.7%.

December 21, 2011

Study uncovers lack of cyber safety among mobile users

A study released by the National Cyber Security Alliance and McAfee revealed a false sense of cyber security for mobile users.

Washington, D.C. -- A study released Wednesday by the National Cyber Security Alliance and McAfee revealed a false sense of cyber security for mobile users.

The survey, conducted by Zogby International, found that 72% of Americans have never installed data protection applications or security software on their smartphones in order to protect against data loss or against viruses and malware.

November 28, 2011

IBM: Cyber Monday off to strong start

Online sales on Cyber Monday were up mid-afternoon by 15% from a year ago, according to IBM Benchmark.

New York City -- Online sales on Cyber Monday were up mid-afternoon by 15% from a year ago, according to IBM Benchmark.

In other mid-afternoon results, IBM reported:

The number of consumers using a mobile device to visit a retailer's site is 12.4%.
The number of consumers using their mobile device to make a purchase is at 7.37%; and
iPhone continues to lead all mobile device traffic at 4.88%, followed by Android at 3.9% and iPad at 3.26%.

March 1, 2011

Where will retail real estate sit throughout 2011?

If Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2010 numbers were any indication, retail may well be prepping for some measurable bounce in 2011.

But the road to recovery isn’t going to be without frustrations, according to Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle’s North America Retail Outlook report, released in November.

The inaugural report examined retail real estate fundamentals such as vacancy levels, rental rates and investment sales volumes -- and drew the conclusion that 2011 would see a “slow and arduous retail sector recovery.”

November 30, 2010

IBM Coremetrics reports Cyber Monday sales up nearly 20%

Online sales on Cyber Monday surged nearly 20% from last year, according to IBM Coremetrics, which tracks shopper behavior on more than 500 e-commerce sites.

New York - Online sales on Cyber Monday surged nearly 20% from last year, according to IBM Coremetrics, which tracks shopper behavior on more than 500 e-commerce sites. Many analysts expected Monday's online shopping will tally more than $1 billion for the first time.

November 25, 2007

Survey: 72 Million Americans to Shop on Cyber Monday

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March 5, 2007

Circuit City Named World Cyber Games’ Official Retailer

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