Buy.com reported sales over the last two days grew by double digits year-over-year (as of 8 p.m. PST on Friday, Nov. 25). A major driver of the company’s overall sales growth was Buy.com’s marketplace, which includes more than 4,000 top-tier retailers. Savvy shoppers took advantage of deals on the bestselling HDTVs, laptops, tablets, home products [...]
InMobi, the world’s largest independent mobile ad network, announces the results of a study on mobile consumers’ Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping intentions. The Holiday Mobile Shopping Study finds that 2011 will be the biggest yet, with an estimated 60 million mobile users planning to utilize their devices during the upcoming holiday weekend, over [...]
As Americans look for additional ways to save this holiday season, few realize the potential costs they could face as they take to the roads this long weekend. According to American Automotive statistics, the week of Thanksgiving will see an estimated 100,000 car accidents across the country. Of these collisions, 11,000 American drivers will sustain [...]
Americans Will Pay the Equivalent of 12 Million Turkeys in Hidden Airline Fees While Traveling Over Thanksgiving, Says National Consumer Group It’s time to talk turkey about hidden airline fees, says the Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), a non-profit organization promoting consumer interests on travel policy issues. The CTA today released an estimate showing what the [...]