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Desire to buy American-made gifts is strong, but so is the allure of cheap stuff from China
Nov 21, 2024
Chinese brands like SHEIN and Temu are expected to play a major role in holiday shopping this year. So will American consumers put their money where their mouth is this holiday season?
For online retail, the holidays are coming earlier and earlier
by
Matt Levin
Nov 15, 2024
Web retail requires no mall Santas or displays, and shoppers easily compare prices online, so the messaging starts around Oct. 1, experts say.
Wayfair steps into IRL retail
May 16, 2024
Many consumers are more comfortable buying furnishings in person. Several online-native brands have recently expanded into physical retail.
The big business of gift guides
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Dec 15, 2023
Author Jessica Roy explains why it seems like everyone is releasing a gift guide this year.
Crafts vendor Etsy has strengths, weaknesses at a time of economic headwinds
Oct 31, 2023
Consumer spending has been resilient, but will Etsy, a site that epitomizes discretionary spending, continue to rake in money?
"Dark patterns": The deceptive arts of e-commerce
by
Reema Khrais
Jan 16, 2023
Emily Stewart of Vox explains how web tactics like countdown clocks and inventory trackers can create a false sense of urgency for consumers.
Online inflation catches up
by
Matt Levin
Dec 10, 2021
Fading are the days when you could count on cheaper prices online.
For public good, not for profit.
There's an industry that handles our returns, and it's not pretty
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Oct 19, 2021
Companies spend a lot of money processing those returns, and many items that are returned won't end up back on the shelf.
Why Valentine’s Day shipping delays are this CEO’s “biggest fear”
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 3, 2021
“There’s just a lot of it that’s out of our control completely,” says Christina Stembel of Farmgirl Flowers.
Holiday surge in e-commerce could cause delivery crunch
Nov 27, 2020
It won't be as bad as early in the pandemic, but shoppers should plan ahead.