Local Business Marketing

In the early days of online shopping, the big retail chains were slow to invest in an e-commerce channel because they thought it would cannibalize their store sales. Eventually they realized the Internet was not a threat, but an opportunity. Now retail chains account for a sizable share…

This is a report from “Magid Media Futures” report by Frank N. Magid Associates. It shows,

For men, the most popular leisure activity was watching TV, followed by using the Internet, playing console games,…

North American (US and Canada) Internet users have responded to the economic downturn by using the Web to save money. Coupons have played a large role.

According to the “State of the US Online Retail Economy in Q1 2009” study, from comScore, online coupon services have…

Consumers of all income levels are cutting spending because of the economy. Where will they trim the fat first?

Strategy Analytics surveyed household decision-makers to find out.

When it came to home entertainment and communications budgets for the next year, 69% of the households said they would…

A forecast of online e-commerce sales in US for this year and 3 years after revealed couple of days ago. I believe this forecast should be applied for North America economy including Canada. In the report:

US retail e-commerce sales (excluding travel) will total $132 billion in 2009, down 0.4%…