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The 20th might be behind us, but that doesn’t mean that the Black Friday offers are over! Samsung has refreshed its store with a new slew of offers, bringing the prices of many TV models down. You can save up to $3,000 on a nice new QLED or browse through the…
The best time to upgrade your TV is less than a month away, Black Friday. If you’re in the market for a brand-new TV, we already have loads of new deals, as US retailers are gearing up for one of the biggest sales One of the main highlights of a Black Friday…
Vietjet launches Black Friday promotions with millions of tickets from only S$0 (*). All promotional tickets are available for the whole day on 29 November 2019 (GMT +7), with the fastest fingers winning more tickets. Explore domestic destinations within…
The growth of major sales events such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Amazon Prime Day is changing the shape of peak season, according to a new survey from marketing firm Yieldify. In a survey of more than 400 US and UK retail marketers, Yieldify found…
Ever since the first Singles’ Day or 11.11 sale began in China in 2009, every year, there would be plenty of commentary explaining the phenomenon to an international audience. This doesn’t appear to be necessary any more. In its tenth edition, the event has…
South Koreans are spending more at Chinese online stores, according to credit-card spending data. Purchase records from November 1-26, compiled by the big data centre at Shinhan Card, showed a 9.8 per cent increase from last year in the value of goods bought…
South Korean retailers enjoyed a big sales boost from annual shopping extravaganza they launched in November to join the world’s major shopping events like Black Friday in the U.S. or Single’s Day in China. According to industry sources on December 2, Lotte…
American consumers were on track to spend US$ 7.8 billion in online shopping on Cyber Monday, up 18.3 percent from last year, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks 80 percent of online transactions at 100 of the largest retailers in the US. Cyber Monday,…
Online Black Friday retailers failed to enthuse customers with usual discounts, while brick and mortar stores saw heavy traffic. E-commerce giant Lazada combined its Black Friday and Cyber Monday into a four-day promotional event, offering discounts of up to…
Cyber Monday is expected to be the largest online shopping day in U.S. history, generating a whopping $7.8 billion in sales. That’s 17.6 percent higher than last year, according to the projection from Adobe Analytics. But the National Retail Federation…
DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, is ready to deliver Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the 2018 holiday season as e-commerce continues to boom. As the only logistics company with services and capabilities to link the entire e-commerce supply chain,…
High street giant Zara has finally confirmed it will be taking part in this year’s Black Friday event. The retailer has remained very tight-lipped about its plans for the shopping event which officially takes place tomorrow, and has even opted against…
After Singles’ Day, the annual Black Friday shopping frenzy is back. A decades-old tradition celebrated every year the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday marks the unofficial start of the Christmas shopping season in America. Together with its more recent…
Retail sales fell more sharply than expected in the core Christmas month, capping the worst December performance for volumes since 2010. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) issued the grim update on the health of the high street just hours after…
Amazon is dominating — again. Black Friday sales and promotions have helped the company claim between 45% and 50% of all online Black Friday sales, according to a new report from GBH Insights. GBH called the results “eye-popping.” This new number, combined…
Bigger is not always better – or so retailers are discovering following the conclusion of the biggest shopping extravaganzas. While Singles’ Day hit a record US$25.3 billion dollars in sales, it was Black Friday and Cyber Monday that dominated social media…
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