Social media ads, generative AI and Prime Day boost online October sales. Holiday sales growth is expected to slow, as consumers pull forward their holiday shopping. U.S. online sales increased 8.8% ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. Online shoppers came out in full force to power 11% growth ...

Shoppers scoured for deals online on Cyber Monday, delivering strong sales for retailers and capping a five-day spending spree that kicked off on Thanksgiving.Adobe Analytics reported that as of 6:30 ...

Amazon.com took a big gamble this year by expanding its annual Prime Day summer sale to four days from two, betting the extension would give shoppers more time to navigate the millions of deals on its ...

More people are shopping online this week, but so far, it hasn’t led to more sales for some vendors. Here’s what to know. Amazon made its Prime Day sale four days this year, from July 8 to 11. Early ...

Sales through smartphones increase 10.2% year over year, according to Adobe. But the average mobile ticket is 32% smaller compared with desktops. Mobile drove 49.3% of all U.S. ecommerce spending in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Consumers spent record amounts online on Black Friday, but ...

Online shoppers have spent $79.7 billion in the first 23 days of the 2025 holiday shopping season, a 7.5% year-over-year increase, Adobe Analytics finds. Within that period, online shoppers spent more ...