Q1 2013 desktop-based US retail e-commerce spending, up 13%

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has released its estimates of Q1 2013 US retail e-commerce sales. 15 May 2013 13:42

NYF International Advertising Awards: 2013 shortlist

NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards for World's Best Advertising has announced the 2013 Shortlist for a number of its competitions. 26 Apr 2013 09:58

D&AD Awards: The nominations

LONDON, UK: Here are the nominations for the D&AD Awards. See this year's In Book winners and Nominations below. Yellow Pencil winners will be revealed on Wednesday 12 June at the Awards Ceremony. 22 Apr 2013 11:05

US sees stronger eBook sales, but growth slows

WASHINGTON, US: Electronic books provided 23% of US publishing revenues in 2012 but sizzling growth rates have eased, according to industry figures released on Thursday. 15 Apr 2013 10:55

Brand campaign automation key to driving channel and field sales

PALO ALTO, US: A new CMO Council report finds challenges in localisation strategies as chief marketing officers look to use new digital channels to support customer engagement through local sales networks. 6 Mar 2013 11:26

Valentine's Day special: a collection of romantic stats from Mintel

CHICAGO, US: OK, Valentine's Day has come and gone, but there's another coming around next year, and the year after, and... So Mintel decided to take a look at Valentine's Day just passed, and see what everyone was giving the object of their desires... Well, in the US, at least... 19 Feb 2013 10:00

Tablets take market share from PCs

WASHINGTON, USA: More than a third of all computers sold worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012 was a tablet, according to a survey released Wednesday (6 February). 7 Feb 2013 07:19

Study highlights digital wallet market potential and current adoption barriers

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has the 'Digital Wallet Road Map 2013', a study which measures consumer awareness, perceptions and intent to use current digital wallet offerings. The study found that digital wallets, which store a virtual copy of the contents of a consumer's physical wallet to facilitate online or offline retail transactions, only had awareness among 51% of US consumers for wallets other than PayPal. 5 Feb 2013 06:31

Young men: Their beauty secret

CHICAGO, US: While "made for men" beauty products are now mainstream, latest research from Mintel reveals that online retailing is the ultimate shopping channel for American men when it comes to beauty. Indeed, the ease and convenience features of shopping online appeal to some 60% of men aged 18-34 who buy beauty products and agree that buying online is more convenient than shopping in-store. This compares to 52% of women of the same age - and 41% of their older male counterparts (aged 55+). 21 Jan 2013 11:53

IGA partners with Unitrade to expand to SA

CHICAGO, US / JOHANNESBURG, SA: IGA has announced that it will continue to advance its global presence by partnering with Johannesburg-based Unitrade Management Services (UMS) to bring the IGA brand back to South Africa. IGA originally moved into South Africa in 2002, but there have been no IGA stores in the country since 2008. 18 Jan 2013 10:48

2012 US online holiday spending up 14%

RESTON, US: comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, has reported the final 2012 holiday season retail e-commerce spending totals. US$42.3bn was spent online during the entire November-December holiday shopping season, marking a 14% increase from 2011. 5 Jan 2013 07:12

Festive facts from Mintel for the holidays

CHICAGO, US: As the final countdown begins, Mintel gets into the holiday spirit with a variety of festive stats and figures covering food and drink, health, alcohol, shopping, household goods and personal care. 31 Dec 2012 07:59

First ever US$7bn online spending week brings holiday season spending to US$35bn

RESTON, US: comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 46 days of the November-December 2012 holiday season. 22 Dec 2012 08:32

Facebook, Twitter boost ad spend in US

NEW YORK, USA: New advertising in Facebook and Twitter have given the US mobile market a boost, bringing revenues for the sector to more than US$4bn this year, a research firm says. 19 Dec 2012 07:12