As economy impacts online retail, companies shift marketing focus
The economy is forcing online retailers to change their marketing tactics in order to acquire and retain customers, according to findings from "The State of Retailing Online 2009," the 12th annual...
TV shopping networks tuning in to Internet
New York--While jewelry continues to be a key category for TV shopping retailers, online rather than on-air sales are the engine that has been revving up revenues in recent years.
Online sales drop in 4Q but up 6 percent in '08
Reston, Va.--Online retail spending decreased 3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared with the same period in 2007, according to ComScore, the first recorded quarter of negative growth since...
Byte-ing back
Once upon a time, the name "Blue Nile" constituted two of the foulest four-letter words in any brick-and-mortar jeweler's dictionary. Today, an increasing number of jewelers have crossed enemy lines...
TAG Heuer opens up line to e-commerce
Springfield, N.J.--Watch brand TAG Heuer is making its full line of timepieces available at authorized online retailers Tourneau.com and Barmakian.com, an initiative that the company says will make it...
Study: Online jewelry sales drop 24% this holiday
Reston, Va.--Online sales of jewelry and watches didn't fare well this holiday season (Nov. 1-Dec. 24), falling 24 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the latest research...
Study: Online holiday sales drop 3 percent
Reston, Va.--Online spending for the 2008 holiday season decreased 3 percent to $25.5 billion, compared with $26.3 billion for the corresponding shopping days last year, according to the latest...
Study: Online spending tops $840M on Cyber Monday
Reston, Va.--E-commerce spending jumped 15 percent to $846 million on Cyber Monday, the second heaviest online spending day on record, according to the latest research from ComScore.
CyberMonday.com has record-setting holiday
Washington--Shoppers have spent more than $12 million through CyberMonday.com this holiday season and more than $23 million since the site launched in November 2006, according to Shop.org.
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.
Tourist-spot jewelers adapt to fewer visitors
New York--The sour U.S. economy has had a disastrous impact on many business sectors, but jewelry chains that rely heavily on tourists have been particularly hard-hit over the past year.
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