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2009 Online Holiday Shopping Season Kick Off – A Retrospective and Some Perspective

by David Selinger in RichRelevance Team, eCommerce Trends on November 30, 2009

The retailing community and the vendors that provide supporting roles, like RichRelevance, have spent the better part of this year gearing up for the make-or-break 24-hour marathon: Black Friday. While consumers haven’t completely abandoned the shopping mall experience, it’s clear that based on early results from the kick off of the holiday shopping season, the … Continue Reading

This Holiday, Sell in the Moment

by David Selinger in Data Mining & Algorithms, Personalization on December 22, 2008

“As retailers head into what looks to be one of the most challenging holiday seasons on record, many have high hopes that top sellers will drive sales. But promoting “mega trends” like the Tickle Me Elmo or iPod of past holiday seasons won’t necessarily be the best way to drive sales this year, as many … Continue Reading