CyberMonday.com expands deal-finding features
Washington--Shop.org has redesigned its shopping Web site, www.CyberMonday.com, with new features to help consumers find the best holiday deals.
Is e-commerce more resilient than other channels?
Las Vegas—Despite a struggling economy throughout most of this year, 72 percent of e-tailers believe the online channel is better suited to withstand an economic slowdown than offline channels.
Despite economy, online sales continue to climb
Scottsdale, Ariz.—Although retail sales are expected to experience sluggish growth this year, Americans will continue to flock to the Internet to buy clothing, computers and even cars,...
Shop.org announces e-commerce strategy forum
Orlando, Fla.—Retailers looking to expand into the online world, or expand existing online operations, can learn the latest strategies of digital retail at Shop.org's January forum.
Survey: 72 Million to shop on Cyber Monday
Washington, D.C.—Approximately 72 million consumers plan to shop online from home or at work on Cyber Monday, the ceremonial kickoff to the online holiday shopping season, compared with 60.7...
Study: Shipping promos to drive holiday shoppers online
Washington, D.C.—According to a Shop.org and Shopzilla study, the e-commerce sector will continue to receive a larger portion of consumers' incomes this year as one-third of online shoppers...
Shop.org asks Senate to make permanent Internet tax moratorium
Washington, D.C.—Shop.org, the digital division of the National Retail Federation, has asked members of the U.S. Senate to support a permanent extension of the ban against multiple and...
Survey: Online retailers building better Web sites
Las Vegas—With shoppers becoming more discriminating about how they shop online, Web retailers are fine-tuning site design, adding customer ratings and reviews and boosting cross-channel...
Holiday shoppers to 'buy online, pick up in-store'
Washington, D.C.—An increasing number of well-known retailers are giving shoppers the ability to buy merchandise online and then pick up the items in-store, says Shop.org, a division of the...
Shop.org to lobby Congress on behalf of Web retailers
Washington—Shop.org, an association for online retailers, is broadening its mission to include advocacy and public policy.
Shop.org's Cybermonday.com raises $107,000 for scholarship fund
Washington, D.C.—Shop.org has announced that its Cybermonday.com Web site raised more than $107,000 during the holiday season for the Ray M. Greenly Scholarship Fund.
What work? 60 million shop online today
Washington—If Santa only knew. Instead of knocking out items on their work to-do lists, employees may well be holiday shopping at their desks today, a new survey suggests.
Survey: Retailers gear up for Cyber Monday
Washington—Retailers are planning to target at-work consumers on "Cyber Monday," the Monday after Thanksgiving, which is expected to be one of the biggest online holiday shopping days of the...
Report: E-tailers promoting holiday early
Washington, D.C.—The days when holiday-shopping hysteria hit on Black Friday are long gone—at least in the cyber age—as online retailers plan to start promoting early, according...
Report: Online sales to increase 18 percent this year
Washington, D.C.—Non-travel online sales could reach $259.1 billion in 2007, an 18 percent increase over last year, according to a new report by Forrester Research for Shop.org.
Study: E-tailers up perks to lure holiday shoppers
Washington—More than half of online retailers expect their holiday sales to increase at least 15 percent over last year, according to the 2008 eHoliday Study, conducted by Shopzilla for...
Retailers banking on strong 'Cyber Monday'
Washington--More than 80 percent of online retailers have planned special promotions for "Cyber Monday" in an effort to attract more buyers in this sluggish economy, a new survey finds.
Cybermonday.com expands deal-finding features
Washington, D.C.—Traffic to Shop.org's shopping Web site Cybermonday.com was so substantial for the 2006 holiday season that the company has increased its capacity this year and added new...
Retailers urge FTC to include Internet in mail-order rules
Washington, D.C.—The National Retail Federation (NRF) and the NRF's online division, Shop.org, are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update 14-year-old rules governing mail-order and...
Survey: Holiday e-commerce spending reaches $18 billion
Reston, Va.—More than $18 billion has been spent online during the holiday season to date (Nov.1-Dec. 7), representing an 18 percent increase compared with the same period last year, according...