From Forbes on August 25, 2016: Building on a strengthening housing market, Home Depot and Lowe’s each recently reported Q2 gains that bucked general shopper trends for traditional retailers, leading many to speculate that the home improvement titans were more
How Digital and New Competitors are Impacting Grocery
Guest post by Ron Lunde, Senior Marketing, Advertising Executive & Market Strategy Consultant Choices = Disruption What must companies do today to generate billions of dollars in revenue, create thousands of jobs, reward investors and sustain the environment —Survive? They have
Wal-Mart’s Dot Com Dilemma Won’t Be Solved By Jet.com
From Forbes on August 12, 2016: The recent record-setting acquisition of e-commerce start-up Jet.com has certainly given Wal-Mart Stores its fair share of headlines lately. The deal, which is still subject to regulatory approval, has been heralded as Wal-Mart’s strike back
Chinese Consumers More Online Oriented, Confident In Economy Than American Counterparts
From Forbes on July 14, 2016: According to Fung Global Retail & Technology’s recently released report titled The State of Consumers in the US and China, there are some stark differences between US and Chinese consumers, including in terms of consumer sentiment
Here’s How The Jet.com Buying Experience Stacks Up Against Amazon
From Forbes on June 21, 2016: It’s been nearly a year since Jet.com, a direct challenger to the Amazon.com e-commerce empire, launched onto the retail scene. And over this relatively short time period, Jet.com has dropped its initial membership model, instead
Changing Consumers Drive Increase In Amazon Shopper Preference And Soft Auto Outook
From Forbes on May 2, 2016: Today’s consumers continue to evolve, which is evident in their shopping behaviors and purchase intentions. Deborah Weinswig, Managing Director of Fung Global Retail & Technology, has weighed in again this month on some of Prosper’s leading indicator analytics including
The Hidden Danger In Brick And Mortar Customer Files: Amazon Prime Members
From Forbes on April 27, 2016: Retailers have become very adept at mining customer transaction files looking for some obscure data point that may help them become more knowledgeable about their customers. However, hidden from these instore shopper analytics are all
Taobao.com Favorite Shopping Website Among Chinese Consumers, Amazon.com Most Popular Among Americans
New Infographic Compares Online Purchasing Behaviors Of Chinese And American Consumers Worthington, OH – 6/24/2014 ProsperChina™ has released the latest Consumer Snapshot Infographic, available in both English and Chinese, to provide global marketers with a better understanding of Chinese Consumers.
Shoppers Explain Where Target Went Off-Target
Consumers may forgive, but they will not forget. Unfortunately in Target’s case, shoppers are slow to even muster up that forgiveness. With its holiday data breach impacting every level of Target’s organization, one must look to the most important piece
Amazon.com, L.L.Bean, Lands’ End Named Customer Service Champions By Consumers
As many a marketer will likely attest, too often in today’s retail environment consumers’ final decision in the buyer process comes down one little five letter word: price. Shoppers, armed with their mobile devices, maintain a direct connection to the