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What impact did Target's sponsored Twitter trend have on its business for Black Friday?
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
What impact did Target's sponsored Twitter trend have on its business for Black Friday?
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Black Friday Roundup: Here's What We Know So Far
Let's take quick survey of what we know so far regarding the (over-)hyped Black Friday.
The most commonly-cited statistics are coming from ShopperTrak, which hints at a fairly mediocre day with just 0.3% growth from last year. On the other hand, growth through the first half of November was 6.1%, suggesting retailers began their aggressive promotions earlier.
The traditional kick off to the holiday shopping season provided mixed messages to retailers as Black Friday sales showed a very slight increase over last year despite record spending for the day 0.3 percent increase versus the same period in 2009. According to ShopperTrak, retail sales increased a very slight 0.3 percent versus last year with consumers spending $10.69 billion in various retail locations. Comparatively sales on Black Friday 2009 increased 0.5 percent versus Black Friday 2008, with $10.66 billion spent.
ShopperTrak’s data shows early holiday sales and door buster promotions impacted Friday’s performance as the company saw some unexpected strength in early November – as sales and traffic for the first two weeks of the month through Nov. 13 increased 6.1 and 6.2 percent respectively versus the same two week period in 2009. ShopperTrak founder Bill Martin says this early boost could impact retail performance beyond Black Friday and into the weeks leading into Super Saturday.
Other groups have different numbers. The National Retail Federation is more positive-sounding regarding the whole weekend.
WSJ:
The number of people who shopped stores and online between Thursday and Sunday jumped 8.7% to 212 million shoppers, according to a National Retail Federation survey of 4,306 shoppers conducted by BIGresearch. The total amount spent during the four-day weekend reached an estimated $45 billion, with the average spending rising 6.4% to $365.34, the survey showed.
Here's another bullish nugget:
As a sign that shoppers are more comfortable to spend beyond the basics, the number of people who purchased jewelry over the weekend rose substantially, from 11.7% last year to 14.3% this year, the NRF said, adding more people purchased gift cards, toys, and books and electronic entertainment than a year ago. The survey also showed men outspending women this weekend.
The full announcement from the NRF can be found here.
What about online-only?
This table from comScore is interesting. Thanksgiving-day sales grew WAY more than Black Friday sales
Not surprisingly, Amazon crushed it again:
Also bear in mind that according to the Fed, Q3 e-commerce grew by 14% yoy, so the 13% gain in e-commerce sales through November so far is slightly below general growth. The following chart of YOY e-commerce growth rates gives a nice sense of the ongoing maturation of this sector.
As for some micro-impressions, Brian Sozzi at WStreet.com has published a good roundup of direct-from-the-mall observations.
Among the winners he observed: The Gap, Abercombie & Fitch, Urban Outfitters.
Losers: Bebe, Hot Topic, and various furniture stores.
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Black Friday Roundup: Here's What We Know So Far
Comment on Black Friday Poll: What Are You Buying Today? by Andrew
Purchased a Drobo and 2 1TB WD Green drives this weekend.
Comment on Black Friday Poll: What Are You Buying Today? by Andrew
Backlink: http://gigaom.com/video/black-friday-poll-what-are-you-buying-today/#comment-525997
Friday, November 26, 2010
"Target bought the "Black Friday" trend on Twitter; Wal-Mart is trending nationwide for free." -- tweet from WSJ's Z...
"Target bought the "Black Friday" trend on Twitter; Wal-Mart is trending nationwide for free." -- tweet from WSJ's Zach Seward
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Black Friday: Apple’s ‘Special One-day Shopping Event’
Apple has announced a Black Friday sale for the UK market, also, as has Amazon which is offering a series of lightening offers in the US and the UK.
Black Friday: Apple’s ‘Special One-day Shopping Event’
Backlink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DTWB/~3/wGVKt-tBUxI/
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Places Rated: Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast
The November/December issue of Traveler features our annual
"Places Rated" survey of destination stewardship, and this year 340
expert panelists rated 99 coastal destinations around the world. Here
on the blog, we're going to highlight some of these coastal
destinations and are interested in adding your feedback to the mix.
Bulgaria: Black Sea Coast
Rating: 49 -- "Facing Trouble" category
Resort developers are snatching up large swaths of Bulgaria's coastline, increasingly regarded by price-conscious Europeans as an affordable alternative to Spain and Greece. They have left in their wake a built landscape that "does not adequately reflect the area's cultural resources and heritage." Nevertheless, travelers who venture far enough off the beaten path find pockets of "untouched natural areas." Nesebur's well-preserved Old Town is worth a visit.
Why did the place earn this score? Read representative panelist comments after the jump.
Bulgaria: Black Sea Coast
Rating: 49 -- "Facing Trouble" category
Resort developers are snatching up large swaths of Bulgaria's coastline, increasingly regarded by price-conscious Europeans as an affordable alternative to Spain and Greece. They have left in their wake a built landscape that "does not adequately reflect the area's cultural resources and heritage." Nevertheless, travelers who venture far enough off the beaten path find pockets of "untouched natural areas." Nesebur's well-preserved Old Town is worth a visit.
Why did the place earn this score? Read representative panelist comments after the jump.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Foursquare + Facebook + Chat rooms = Chatsquare (Black Web 2.0)
Instant Messaging (IM) junkies can take it to another level with the creation and launch of Chatsquare. ChatSquare (ChatSq) enables users to instantly connect, share, and communicate with people around them in real time. Because ChatSquare integrates location based social networks (currently Foursquare, Facebook Places and Gowalla) and communication channels into a single, simple-to-use...
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Post originale: http://wik.io/info/US/228064155
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Report: Bluefin Tuna Decline Fueled by $4 Billion Black Market
A $4 billion black market trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna has decimated populations of the endangered fish, according to a new report. A seven-month investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists found that fishermen and traders for years violated international quotas on the fish with little oversight by the governments of several countries or by international regulators, including the International Commission for the Conservation of the Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
While investigators focused on 10 nations, they found that violations were most profound in France, where the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries reportedly worked with the tuna industry to manipulate catch numbers. "We found that the system failed at every point," said Katie Willson, a reporter who worked on the project. "It failed in that vessels were overfishing and that officials were turning a blind eye to that overfishing for years." Populations of Atlantic tuna, which is prized for sushi, have dropped by 75 percent over the last four decades, with half of that loss happening between 1997 and 2007, according ICCAT data. International concerns about bluefin numbers became particularly acute in 2007, when France declared it caught nearly 10,000 tons - roughly double ICCAT's allowed quota.
Reprinted with permission from Yale Environment 360
Post originale: http://featured.matternetwork.com/2010/11/report-bluefin-tuna-decline-fueled.cfm
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Bing and Jay-Z Run a Location-Based Game without Location-Based Service (Black Web 2.0)
It wasn’t too long ago that we saw Jay-Z, Mikhail Prokhorov, and a huge Gowalla logo plastered on the side of a building overlooking Madison Square Garden. Nevermind that New York is home to location-based service Foursquare. Now, Jay-Z is partnering up with Bing to give fans a taste of the rapper’s upcoming book [...]
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Post originale: http://wik.io/info/US/222810459
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