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Black Friday Football Post-Game Report: A Win for Amazon, but Room for Growth

Retail TouchPoints

Our Editor’s Perspectives columns offer insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into the latest trends in retail, marketing and tech. This Black Friday the only rushes that were covered the following day were those that took place on the football field during the NFL’s first-ever Black Friday game.

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Your Small Business Saturday Guide: Tips, Tools, and Statistics for Local Companies

BigCommerce

For a tradition that only dates to 2010, you have to hand it to Small Business Saturday. consumers, with 64% of survey respondents indicating that their primary motivation for shopping on the day after Black Friday was to support their local community. But why is Small Business Saturday so important?

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UK small businesses squeezed by shrinking sales and unapproved debt

365 Retail

UK small businesses are navigating slowing sales growth, increasing payment waiting times and persistently soft jobs results, according to the latest data from Xero , the global small business platform. Although small business sales rose 4.5 Late payments continue to hurt small businesses.

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NRF: Shoppers Are Spending for Valentine’s Day and Super Bowl Despite Pandemic Pressures

Retail TouchPoints

consumers tune in to the big game. Not all of that spending will go to product purchases at retail — 41% of survey respondents said they would “love to receive the gift of experiences,” up from 36% in 2021. billion in 2021 and the highest in the survey’s history. Check out Retail TouchPoints ’ upcoming Feb.

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As Consumers Lose Faith in Traditional Institutions, Brands are Bridging the ‘Trust Gap’

Retail TouchPoints

Conversely, trust in large and small businesses has increased significantly since the pandemic. Complete confidence in small businesses has nearly doubled since 2016 (from 21% to 39% ), and for big businesses it has increased more than 4X during that time, from 5% to 21%. For things like services (e.g.

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Ebay VP on the Platform’s Competitive Advantage: ‘We Don’t Compete with our Sellers’

Retail TouchPoints

When Ebay debuted in 1995, it and Amazon were pretty much the only game in town. Not only have a slew of new marketplaces launched, but big-name retailers like Walmart , Target and most recently Michaels are adding their own marketplaces. But there are also many sellers who are just a one-woman or one-man show, managing their business.

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Cyber Week 2017: Black Friday Stats, Cyber Monday Trends + 25 Brands Reveal The Secrets to Their Success

BigCommerce

Automotive retailers saw the highest average order value ($235.10) , followed by retailers within the Sports & Outdoors ($143.50) and Home & Garden ($103.60) categories. Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday: +22.79%. Small Business Saturday: Mobile: 55%. Black Friday.