Last week, we reported on findings that consumer confidence was on the rise, and this week, we have some tangible evidence of how that confidence is manifesting. After a winter slowdown, in part caused by the harsh weather, consumers started to say “charge...
There are a lot of interesting tea leaves — perhaps that’s peppermint tea, in the spirit of the season — to be read as the data comes in from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, that stretch of time formerly known as “Thanksgiving Weekend. Foot traffic was...
Like the Boy Scouts, we believe in being prepared. Especially now that the U.S. is once again funding its government and paying its debts, and people are free, relatively, to go about their business. Part of that preparation may include anticipating how much...
An ecommerce site allows customers to view merchandise, add desired items to a shopping cart, and securely pay for the products. The online payment platform securely runs the consumer’s credit or debit card while storing their personal shipping information. Merchant...
Ecommerce refers to payment transactions that occur over an electronic system. Today, however, the term is predominately associated with online transactions between an Internet merchant and consumers. Compared to transactions by mail and telephone, online transactions...
