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Online shopping still gaining ground but holiday shipping problems reveal growing pains
– canadianbusiness.com
Americans waited until the last minute to buy holiday gifts, but retailers weren’t prepared for the spike.
Heavy spending in the final days of the mostly lacklustre season sent sales up 3.5 per cent between Nov. 1 and Tuesday, according to MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, which tracks payments but doesn’t give dollar figures.
Online shopping led the uptick, with spending up 10 per cent to $38. 91 billion between Nov. 2 and Sunday, research firm comScore said.
“We always have last-minute Charlies, but this year even people who normally complete shopping earlier completed shopping later,” said Marshal Cohen, chief retail analyst at market research firm NPD Group.
The late surge caught companies off guard. UPS and FedEx failed to deliver some packages by Christmas due to a combination of poor weather and overloaded systems, leaving some unhappy holiday shoppers.
Justin Londagin and his wife ordered their 7-year-old son a jersey of Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks from NFL’s website on Dec…
Heavy spending in the final days of the mostly lacklustre season sent sales up 3.5 per cent between Nov. 1 and Tuesday, according to MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, which tracks payments but doesn’t give dollar figures.
Online shopping led the uptick, with spending up 10 per cent to $38. 91 billion between Nov. 2 and Sunday, research firm comScore said.
“We always have last-minute Charlies, but this year even people who normally complete shopping earlier completed shopping later,” said Marshal Cohen, chief retail analyst at market research firm NPD Group.
The late surge caught companies off guard. UPS and FedEx failed to deliver some packages by Christmas due to a combination of poor weather and overloaded systems, leaving some unhappy holiday shoppers.
Justin Londagin and his wife ordered their 7-year-old son a jersey of Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks from NFL’s website on Dec…
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– canadianbusiness.com
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Online shopping grows, with some growing pains
Americans waited until the last minute to buy holiday gifts, but retailers weren’t prepared for the spike.
Heavy spending in the final days of the mostly lacklustre season sent sales up 3.5 per cent between Nov. 1 and Tuesday, according to MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, which tracks payments but doesn’t give dollar figures.
Online shopping led the uptick, with spending up 10 per cent to $38. 91 billion between Nov. 2 and Sunday, research firm comScore said.
But the late surge caught companies off guard. UPS and FedEx failed to deliver some packages by Christmas due to a combination of poor weather and overloaded systems, leaving some unhappy holiday shoppers.
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Websites try to nix nasty comments
NEW YORK (AP) — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the Internet.
Blame anonymity, blame politicians, blame human nature…
Online shopping grows, with some growing pains
Americans waited until the last minute to buy holiday gifts, but retailers weren’t prepared for the spike.
Heavy spending in the final days of the mostly lacklustre season sent sales up 3.5 per cent between Nov. 1 and Tuesday, according to MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, which tracks payments but doesn’t give dollar figures.
Online shopping led the uptick, with spending up 10 per cent to $38. 91 billion between Nov. 2 and Sunday, research firm comScore said.
But the late surge caught companies off guard. UPS and FedEx failed to deliver some packages by Christmas due to a combination of poor weather and overloaded systems, leaving some unhappy holiday shoppers.
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Websites try to nix nasty comments
NEW YORK (AP) — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the Internet.
Blame anonymity, blame politicians, blame human nature…
Top Tips For Boxing Day 2013
– ratesupermarket.ca
Millions of Canadian consumers will brave the winter cold yet again this year for the allure of bargain prices; Boxing Day is the one last opportunity for retailers to rack up holidays sales before the New Year. Boxing Day 2013 in Canada is like the original Black Friday – retailers are looking to make a windfall off last minute consumer purchases. With the household debt-to-income ratio hitting a new record last quarter, holiday spending is sure to set a new benchmark this year – good news for stores, not so much for your credit card balance.
Canadians Can’t Get Enough of Boxing Day
Boxing Day is one of the most popular shopping days in Canada. Almost two-thirds of Canadians said they were planning to take advantage of Boxing Day sales, according to a released by BMO last year. Surprisingly, Boxing Day is a bigger hit with men than women – 66 per cent of men plan to partake, while only 58 per cent of women will hit the malls. Boxing Day is most popular in Alberta, where 76 per cent said they expected to shop, while only 36 per cent of shoppers in Quebec will go shopping…
