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21Nov/16

Cyber Monday and Black Friday are merging

November 21, 2016EconomyBlack Friday, Business, Business/Finance, Buzzword, Christmas economics, Company: WalMart, Cyber Monday, Economy, Economy of the United States, Forrester Research, Free shipping, Jeanne Yurman, Jet.com, Marissa Tarleton, Marketing, Retail, Retailing, RETAILMENOT.COM, Shopping, Technology/Internet, Trade, Walmartsmbale

The pressure to capture a rapidly growing percentage of online holiday sales is pushing Walmart and other retailers to offer deals sooner and sooner. Jeanne Yurman reports. Continue reading →

11Nov/16

Kobe Bryant at an Alibaba gala

Alibaba Singles Day sales break $5 bln in an hour

November 11, 2016FinanceAlibaba, Alibaba Group, Black Friday, Business, Buzzword, Calendars, China, Christmas economics, City: Shenzhen, Company: Alibaba, Cyber Monday, David Beckham, e-commerce, Economy, Graham Mackay, Jack Ma, Katy Perry, Kobe Bryant, Retailing, Shenzhen, Shoppers Drug Mart, Shopping, Singles' Day, Smartphonessmbale

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales surged past last year’s 91.2 billion yuan ($13.36 billion) total with nearly nine hours left on the clock, but growth was markedly slower than in 2015 as shoppers sought even bigger price cuts. Graham Mackay reports.

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