By Adriana Lee |
There is no doubt that electronics is the season’s hottest gift category. But there’s more to giving a gadget than just clicking “buy” on the first device you see. A gadget gift, just like any other gift, goes over best when there’s thoughtfulness and consideration…
By Adriana Lee |
According to a Kelton survey by T-Mobile, “69% of consumers have a wireless item on their wish list,” and yet “43% of people said they find shopping for technology items more confusing than assembling a child’s toy with multiple parts.” Of course, this data doesn’t…
By Adriana Lee |
Sometimes it’s the little things that count. After all, not all tech-related gifts have to be of the jaw-dropping, wallet-spanking, high priced variety. There are plenty of cool, quirky budget offerings that are perfect for the geeks on your holiday shopping list. Call them stocking stuffers…
By Adriana Lee |
Oprah’s Favorite Things has reached legendary status. After years of giving away freebies big and small on her departed talk show, the list went on hiatus last year, but returned in full force last Sunday. Her OWN network brought it back by broadcasting a dedicated…
By Adriana Lee |
It’s almost here, the time of year that geeks wait all year for — the Black Friday/Cyber Monday holiday shopping extravaganza. Retailers all over the country — indeed, all over the world — are preparing to unleash their biggest, most exciting promotional events of 2012.…
By Adriana Lee |
There’s little doubt that Amazon is a colossal pain in the rears of brick-and-mortar retailers across the country. Among them is Target, who was not too thrilled with its competitor’s jugular strike… er, promotion last holiday season: Amazon gave discounts to people who used its…
By Brandon Russell |
We’ve been keeping tabs on the figures coming through the comScore pipeline, and it looks like the final tally for the year in the U.S. has been revealed. The Verdict? Consumers have spent over $35 billion online up until present, jumping up 15 percent from the…
By Brandon Russell |
It’s up, up and away for 2011′s US online holiday shopping. Barely a week ago, comScore estimated nearly $25 billion had been spent toward online purchases. That figure has risen to more than $30 billion, according to newly collected data – that’s a 15 percent…
By Adriana Lee |
Black Friday, i.e., the Friday after Thanksgiving, is widely considered the biggest shopping day of the year. While some of us sequester ourselves, nursing our turkey hangovers, countless others bang down the doors at real and virtual stores to buy gifts (or take advantage of…
By Brandon Russell |
Walmart’s notorious price-matching strategy is getting even more aggressive this holiday season, the company announced Monday. The company plans to roll out an all new incentive, which runs from November 1 – December 25, that will guarantee consumers the lowest possible prices on qualified products.…
By Damon Brown |
Video games used to suck from January 1st to August 31st. We’re talking a good nine months of suckage. In the time between the big blockbusters, you could have a baby. From September 1st to New Year’s, though, was insane. You knew the next Zelda,…
By Sean P. Aune |
While experts seem to disagree on whether or not the global economy has recovered yet, one thing is certain that your average consumer is still being cautious. A new survey shows that consumers are overall planning to spend about the same as they did last…
By Sean P. Aune |
It’s easy to forget Christmas is creeping up on you, and just about everyone finds themselves at the last minute realizing they need one more gift for someone. Don’t fret, we’re here with some suggestions of what you can ponder getting for that person thanks…
