Small Business Saturday started as an American Express initiative to encourage consumers to shop small and local during the holiday season. But it is now a key piece of the major holiday shopping day trifecta. Eighty-eight million people have shown up to “shop small” since 2010. [source: Entrepreneur] Personally, I think small businesses should be
Five Shopping Trends Retailers Should Watch ‘Tis the season … to shop. The holidays may still be a few months away, but consumers are already gearing up for the year’s biggest shopping season. They’re searching for deals and checking them twice across a variety of screens (mobile, increasingly). [source: Google] Given that the holiday
In today’s crowded world of e-commerce, it’s not easy to make a name for yourself. New niche sites pop up constantly, while big players such as Amazon are work to undercut the growing competition by spreading into new territories and offering low prices and lots of perks. Meanwhile, the brick-and-mortar retail giants game such