Posts Tagged ‘ online shopping ’
Basketball alone doesn't define the life and times of Hartford-New Haven residents. In honor of UConn closing out the season with 11 consecutive wins culminating in a national championship, here are 11 things you might not have known about the Hartford-New Haven market area.[ READ MORE ]
The economy is up – the economy is down, which one is it? Indicators on consumers’ expectations and spending confirm our economic uncertainty as we head into 2011. Consumer spending, which accounts for roughly 70% of what our economy produces, looked strong for the fourth quarter of 2010. A CNN/Money poll of 27 leading economists [...][ READ MORE ]
In 2008, the surge of U.S. holiday shoppers visiting shopping malls began on November 17th. But in 2009, Simmons DataStream shows the uptick starting earlier - on November 2nd. However, there has been an overall 17% decrease among U.S. consumers shopping at malls and strip malls over the past two and a half years.[ READ MORE ]
This year, it appears that the seasonal increase in online purchasing began almost three months ago, the week of August 9, 2010. This suggests that, as far as online purchasing goes, the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons have effectively merged with little to no break in between.[ READ MORE ]
According to a recent Media Post article, Amazon’s brand value has risen to $27.4 billion, a 359% increase since 2006. Experian Simmons DataStream confirms that over the past two and a half years, the average share of U.S. adults visiting Amazon.com in a typical month increased to 23% in 2010, up from 19% in 2008. [...][ READ MORE ]
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