5/3/2013
Consumers who research products on mobile devices while shopping in retail stores (“showroomers”) are most likely to look for information on online-only retailer websites, such as Amazon, or on manufacturers’ websites, according to ClickIQ.
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Nine in 10 Households With Children Have Yards
5/3/2013
Nearly nine in 10 Americans (88%) have a yard or other form of outdoor landscape at their homes; 94% of people with children have yards or landscapes, according to Planet, the national trade association for the landscaping industry. More tha
Hispanics Have Less Workplace Flexibility Than Average; Asians Have More
2/3/2013
Hispanic workers are less likely than non-Hispanics to have flexibility in their working hours or location, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Asians are more likely than others to have flexible working hours and/or locations.Read more →
Blacks 35-54 Are Larger Proportion Of Veterans Than Of Non-Veterans
2/3/2013
Black Americans ages 35-54 make up a larger proportion of veterans (18%) than of non-veterans (12%) in this age group, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In all other age groups, Blacks make up either a smaller proportion of veterans than
Online Shoppers Spent Almost $42 Billion In Third-Quarter 2012
2/3/2013
U.S. consumers spent $41.9 billion on online purchases in third-quarter 2012, up 15% from third-quarter 2011, according to comScore. The top categories for online purchases were digital content and subscriptions, consumer electronics, event
Most Internet Users Get Information Online
2/3/2013
More than seven in 10 online adults (72%) have looked online for health information in the past year, according to the Pew Research Center. Among these, 59% have tried to self-diagnose their own or another person’s medical condition by resea
Reviews Have Greatest Influence On Purchases
2/3/2013
Online reviews and product ratings have the most influence on both online and in-store purchases, according to a survey of holiday shoppers by Baynote and the e-tailing group. Social media have very little influence on purchases. With the ex
Four In 10 Americans Make New Year’s Resolutions; Almost As Many Stick To Them
2/3/2013
Four in 10 consumers (42%) make New Year’s resolutions every year, according to The Hartman Group. Almost one in 10 (8%) make the same or similar resolutions each year. The most common types of resolutions involve health or fitness, personal
Online And In-store Shopping Complement As Well As Compete With One Another
2/3/2013
A quarter of U.S. households (25%) with broadband Internet watch online video on mobile devices on a regular basis, according to Parks Associates. One in five broadband households (20%) own at least three app-based devices, including smar
Online And In-store Shopping Complement As Well As Compete With One Another
2/3/2013
The majority of U.S. consumers who own smartphones have made purchases as a direct result of receiving marketing emails or direct mail, according to ExactTarget.
More than nine in 10 consumers (93%) receive at least one permission-based