Fashion, handbags, accessories, wearable tech and the website were all standout performers at John Lewis in the latest week, which is good news. But has the week been generally positive given that seven days ago John Lewis reported week-on-week sales up an astonishing 60.1% thanks to Black Friday? Now that the dust has settled, have the…
Are Black Friday and Cyber Monday really worth the effort? Let’s ask John Lewis. The department store operator’s latest figures suggest that maybe they are. How so? Well, it’s sales in the last seven days rose 4.8% year-on-year and – wait for the drum roll – 60.1% compared to the previous week. Cue fireworks, Christmas…
The intense focus on numbers at this time of year can be rather wearing, not to say confusing. Every day it seems we hear about percentage sales that have gone up or down and billions of dollars or pounds spent in stores, online or via smartphones. However, what matters as much as the numbers themselves…
Two things became very clear from Cyber Monday. Well, a lot more became clear actually but for now I’m focusing on just two. Mobile is key, really, really key. And we shouldn’t write off tablets any time soon. First, let’s look at mobile. Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer said today: “Mobile firmly established itself as…
US Cyber Monday sales are on track to smash all records but they’re also causing headaches with websites crashing or, at best, slowing down. Adobe, which tracks 80% of transactions from the top 100 retailers in the US, said sales between midnight and 10:00 rose 14% to $490m and it expects them to reach $3bn by…
Another day, another special retail event. It’s Cyber Monday (as if you didn’t know) and the question is: will it retain its status in the US as the biggest online shopping day? Some thought it wouldn’t. But, as Mark Twain would say, reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated.
Cyber Monday is now Cyber Sunday. That’s official. Well, at least as far as Walmart is concerned. The company is going to launch its Cyber Monday deals a day early this year. Why? Is the retail giant-of-giants regretting pulling back from Black Friday now that the momentum is really building, or is this a logical…
