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One in four consumers have already started holiday shopping: Nielsen Market research News 

One in four consumers have already started holiday shopping: Nielsen

The Nielsen Company reports, despite holiday decorations seeming to appear on the shelves earlier with each passing year, November marks the start of the holiday season. A full 26% of consumers have already started their shopping as early as September! According to a recent Nielsen survey, 49% of Americans plan to start their holiday shopping before the Black Friday weekend... Read More
Cracks in Amazon’s Armor Show Opportunities for Retail Brands to Steal Share Back, According to New SmarterHQ Survey Market research Press releases 

Cracks in Amazon’s Armor Show Opportunities for Retail Brands to Steal Share Back, According to New SmarterHQ Survey

82% of Amazon Prime Members Would Cancel Their Membership Without Free Two-Day Shipping INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Retail bankruptcies have jumped 24 percent year-over-year and consumers are increasingly favoring online and mobile shopping as retail brands try to grapple with headwinds ahead of the important holiday shopping season. Much of this evolving retail landscape is attributed to the enormous impact of Amazon, which... Read More
Retail Jobs Decline in October as Hurricanes Continue to Skew Numbers Market research Press releases 

Retail Jobs Decline in October as Hurricanes Continue to Skew Numbers

WASHINGTON, November 3, 2017 – Retail industry employment declined by 18,000 jobs in October, the National Retail Federation said today. The number excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants. Overall, the economy added 261,000 jobs, the Labor Department said. “Retail jobs were down in October while overall employment was up, but it is difficult to draw conclusions because the jobs... Read More
Adobe Forecasts U.S. Online Sales to Surpass $100 Billion This Holiday Season Market research Press releases 

Adobe Forecasts U.S. Online Sales to Surpass $100 Billion This Holiday Season

Cyber Monday to Become Largest Online Shopping Day in History with $6.6 Billion in Sales SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today released its online shopping predictions for the upcoming holiday season. Based on Adobe Analytics, Adobe expects that online sales will be $107.4 billion, an increase of 13.8 percent, while in-store retail is expected to grow ten percent.* Cyber Monday... Read More
Mobile Photo Connect conference is now Visual 1st Events Market research Press releases 

Mobile Photo Connect conference is now Visual 1st

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Affirming that visuals are at the core of how consumers communicate and retain their memories, Mobile Photo Connect, the premier conference focused on promoting innovation and partnerships in the photo and video ecosystem, is being re-branded as Visual 1st (visual1st.biz). Conference chair Hans Hartman introduced the new name at the 5th annual Mobile... Read More
Photo Printing & Merchandise Market Is Expected to Represent US $3,000 Mn by 2026 End Market research Press releases 

Photo Printing & Merchandise Market Is Expected to Represent US $3,000 Mn by 2026 End

Future Market Insights’ recent report predicts a very unavailing future for the global photo printing & merchandise market. Valley Cottage, NY — (SBWIRE) — 10/30/2017 — Although, almost half of global photo printing & merchandise revenues are likely to be coming from online sales. While instant kiosks account for less than 10% of the market value, online distribution of photo... Read More
NRF Consumer Survey Points to Busy Holiday Season, Backs Up Economic Forecast and Import Numbers Market research Press releases 

NRF Consumer Survey Points to Busy Holiday Season, Backs Up Economic Forecast and Import Numbers

WASHINGTON — With the holiday shopping season just around the corner, consumers say they will spend an average $967.13 this year, according to the annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the National Retail Federation and released today. That’s up 3.4 percent from the $935.58 consumers said they would spend when surveyed at the same time last year.... Read More
September Retail Sales Up After Hurricanes Increase Demand for Building Supplies Market research Press releases 

September Retail Sales Up After Hurricanes Increase Demand for Building Supplies

WASHINGTON, October 13, 2017 – Retail sales in September increased 0.5 percent over August on a seasonally adjusted basis and were up 3.2 percent year-over-year unadjusted, according to calculations released today by the National Retail Federation. The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants. “Retail appears to have navigated through some rough weather – literally,” NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said.... Read More
InfoTrends completes annual Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera Market Study Market research Press releases 

InfoTrends completes annual Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera Market Study

This study examines current and potential future DILC owners’ photo and video behaviors, attitudes, preferences, and ownership of digital SLRs, mirrorless cameras, and lenses. The DILC market continues to grow in importance. In 2017, InfoTrends expects that DILCs will account for 50 percent of cameras sold in the US and almost 80 percent of revenue. WEYMOUTH, MA (PRWEB) OCTOBER 10,... Read More
Imports Set a Second Record High as Retailers Prepare for Busy Holiday Season Market research Press releases 

Imports Set a Second Record High as Retailers Prepare for Busy Holiday Season

WASHINGTON, October 10, 2017 – Imports set a second all-time monthly record high this summer as retailers brought in merchandise for the busy holiday season, and are continuing at unusually high levels this month, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “When imports break records two months in a... Read More
NRF Forecasts Holiday Sales to Increase Between 3.6 and 4 Percent Market research Press releases 

NRF Forecasts Holiday Sales to Increase Between 3.6 and 4 Percent

WASHINGTON, October 3, 2017 – The National Retail Federation announced today that it expects holiday retail sales in November and December – excluding automobiles, gasoline and restaurants – to increase between 3.6 and 4 percent for a total of $678.75 billion to $682 billion, up from $655.8 billion last year. “Our forecast reflects the very realistic steady momentum of the economy and overall strength of the... Read More
360 Degree Selfie Camera Market: Trends and Operational Strategies 2017-2025 Market research Press releases 

360 Degree Selfie Camera Market: Trends and Operational Strategies 2017-2025

The market is expected to witness a good growth in the years ahead with many developers and innovators striving to bring up new designs and innovations San Francisco, CA — (SBWIRE) — 10/03/2017 — Global 360 Degree Selfie Camera Market: Snapshot – With the onset of the 3 dimensional and 4 dimensional cameras, technology has taken a new turn towards a... Read More
WCP Insights Blog: The Smartphone Depth Imaging Market Market research Press releases 

WCP Insights Blog: The Smartphone Depth Imaging Market

Palo Alto, CA – Sep 25, 2017 —  The market for depth imaging and sensing devices is booming. With a CAGR of 37.7% over the next five years, the depth imaging market is expected to reach $9 billion by 2022. WCP recently released its Smartphone Depth Sensing report detailing many of the trends. But what is the core driver of... Read More
NRF Launches New Quarterly Report On Consumer Behavior Market research Press releases 

NRF Launches New Quarterly Report On Consumer Behavior

Bricks-and-mortar stores are still the cornerstone of American retail WASHINGTON, September 27, 2017 – The National Retail Federation today launched Consumer View, a new quarterly report designed to gauge consumer behavior and shopping trends related to stores, online channels, customer loyalty, technology and other issues. “The retail industry is changing more rapidly than ever before, and this new vehicle will... Read More
Mobile Photo Perspectives: Innovative solution providers tackle the ever-growing headaches of photo management and storage Events Market research 

Mobile Photo Perspectives: Innovative solution providers tackle the ever-growing headaches of photo management and storage

It’s a given: we are all overwhelmed by the sheer number of photos we take, or that are being shared with us. With some of these, it’s no big deal if you accidentally missed viewing them, or if you can’t locate them again after you’ve first enjoyed them. With others, it does matter: According to our recent survey, 58% of... Read More