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June 3, 2013
Letting shoppers buy online, pick up in store could drive more customer traffic, study finds

Integration of social and mobile media, as well as shipping options and flexible returns, can drive brand loyalty as consumers seek out more choices and convenience when shopping online, according to a new study.

February 15, 2013
ComScore: 11% of e-commerce spending comes from M-commerce transactions

Despite the backdrop of continued economic uncertainty, 2012 was a strong year for retail e-commerce, according to comScore’s “2013 U.S. Digital Future in Focus” report.

February 7, 2013
ComScore: Low awareness, retail access key barriers to widespread digital wallet adoption

ComScore released the Digital Wallet Road Map 2013, a study which measures consumer awareness, perceptions and intent to use current digital wallet offerings.

September 21, 2012
Got mobile? Shifting consumer behavior is 'too large for retailers to ignore'

Once again, mobile capabilities made headlines as a study by ComScore revealed that nearly 86 million Americans are now shopping on their smartphones. To put it another way: That’s 4-out-of-5 smartphone users.

September 20, 2012
Survey: 4-out-of-5 smartphone users access retail content

Four-out-of-every-5 smartphone users — 85.9 million people — accessed retail content on their device in July, according to a study by ComScore.

August 13, 2012
ComScore: Online spending up 15% in Q2

U.S. online retail spending reached $43.2 billion for the second quarter, up 15% over a year ago, according to ComScore.

June 4, 2012
Survey: Hassle-free returns, speedy delivery and tracking capabilities important to online shoppers

Sixty-three percent of online shoppers look at a retailer's return policy before making a purchase, and nearly half said that they would shop more often and recommend a retailer with a lenient returns policy, according to a new study by ComScore.

June 1, 2012
Survey: Pinterest passes Facebook in consumer engagement with retailers

Consumers are using Pinterest to engage with retailers more than Facebook or Twitter, according to a survey released Thursday by Shop.org, ComScore and The Partnering Group.

May 11, 2012
Don't be left in the dark as all signs point to growth for digitization

If you are a retailer that has yet to develop a smartphone application, then you need to read this.

May 10, 2012
ComScore: Q1 online retail spending rose 17%

ComScore reported that online retail spending reached $44.3 billion for first quarter 2012, up 17% from the year-ago period.

February 6, 2012
Retail e-commerce sales see big gain in Q4, full year

U.S. retail e-commerce sales experienced a strong finish in 2011, putting sales for the full year well ahead of 2010, according to ComScore.

January 4, 2012
ComScore tallies up holiday 2011 spending

The November-December 2011 holiday season marked a new record in retail e-commerce spending, ComScore reported.

January 3, 2012
ComScore: Holiday spending continued to rise

Holiday spending continued on an upward trend as spending during the holiday season to date saw a vast increase, compared with the prior year, a new report from ComScore found.

December 20, 2011
Online holiday spending continues at 15% growth clip

Following recent e-commerce trends released by ComScore, online spending continues to grow at a consistent 15% rate. As reported earlier, holiday e-commerce spending rose 15% year-over-year to $26.8 billion for the first 42 days of the shopping season, through Dec. 12.

December 16, 2011
Green Monday online spending up 19% to $1.13 billion

Data released Wednesday by ComScore showed that holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 42 days of the 2011 holiday season is up 15% year over year. Through “Green Monday,” Dec. 12, $26.8 billion has been spent online.

December 12, 2011
Holiday season-to-date sees 15% jump in online sales

The holiday season-to-date has garnered $24.6 billion in online sales, a 15% increase above corresponding days last year, ComScore reported.

December 5, 2011
ComScore: Happy holiday season (so far) for online retail spending

Online retail spending has seen a big jump this holiday season to date, according to a new report from ComScore.

December 5, 2011
Tablets, mobile apps transform pharmacy

When someone says “pharmacy automation and technology,” the image that most likely springs to mind is a pharmacy robot dispensing pills in a bottle or pharmacists managing operations or looking at patients’ medical records and electronic prescriptions with the latest pharmacy software.


December 5, 2011
The many faces of the 2011 holiday season

During Black Friday weekend, people were spending more money during an economy where that nasty word "recession" still is on the back of everyone's tongue. But was foot traffic down during the weekend because of the number of tryptophan-dazed consumers walking the aisles a day early to get the best deals?

November 28, 2011
ComScore: Shoppers gave thanks for online deals this Thanksgiving weekend

Retailers who promoted their online presence as a way to avoid the crowds this past weekend were rewarded for their efforts with record sales on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, according to online measurement firm ComScore.

November 28, 2011
Record Black Friday bodes well for holiday sales

The recession grinch may have to pack it up this holiday season, as initial spending indicated that this year's holidays are on track toward some pretty significant growth as compared with last year.

November 23, 2011
ComScore: Online spending to increase 15%

Heading into the holiday season, it was widely expected that online sales would enjoy another year of double-digit growth, and now new data from the online measurement firm ComScore confirms those earlier expectations.

November 18, 2011
Survey: Cyber Monday gaining traction as post-Thanksgiving retailing event

Almost 2-in-5 people plan to shop Cyber Monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving when online retailers historically offer steep discounts and special promotions — according to a Consumer Pulse study of more than 1,400 U.S. consumers conducted by Boston-based custom research firm Chadwick Martin Bailey and iModerate Research Technologies that was released Friday.

November 10, 2011
ComScore: Online spending up 13% in Q3

Online retail spending reached $36.3 billion for third quarter 2011, up 13% from last year, according to comScore.

October 14, 2011
Social media an indispensable tool for retailers

Much as the late Steve Jobs likely did not foresee the iPhone when he and Steve Wozniak hammered away at the Apple I computer, it’s unlikely that Mark Zuckerberg saw the full potential of Facebook when he and a group of friends created it in a Harvard University dormitory.

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