Articles tagged:Cyber Monday

Posted: Fri Dec 2 5:22 p.m. by Wayne Baker Community Contributor
Overspent? Do you dream of playful or scary animals?

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. In light of Cyber-Monday, Dr. Baker is discussing America's consumer culture and our tendencies to overspend. Can your dreams tell you anything about your consumer behavior? Interpreting dreams is an age-old ...

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Posted: Wed Nov 30 3:18 p.m. by Wayne Baker Community Contributor
Overspent? Should we blame Pogo, plastic, or the Prosperity Gospel?

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. In light of Cyber-Monday, Dr. Baker is discussing America's consumer culture and our tendencies to overspend. Who’s the enemy in our culture of consumption? "We have met the enemy and he ...

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Posted: Wed Dec 2 10:43 a.m. by Nathan Bomey Business news director

Cyber Monday shoppers were noticeably less satisfied with their online retail experience despite spending more than in recent years, according to a study by Ann Arbor-based ForeSee Results. ForeSee Results reported a customer satisfaction score of 73.1 percent, on a scale of 100, for Cyber Monday shoppers. That’s down from ...

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Posted: Mon Nov 30 3:12 p.m. by Nathan Bomey Business news director

Will Black Friday eventually swallow Cyber Monday? More Cyber Monday stories Online retail offers hope for Ann Arbor businesses as Cyber Monday approachesForeSee Results CEO Larry Freed: Cyber Monday 'a little bit over hyped'Online sales: Boon or bane for Ann Arbor retailers during holiday shopping season?My foray into Cyber Monday ...

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Posted: Mon Nov 30 10:31 a.m. by Paula Gardner News Director

Nearly 100 million people are shopping on the Internet today for "Cyber Monday," the online equivalent to Black Friday and what could be the biggest single day for online sales this year. But I'm not one of them. I tried. But - and here's a warning to other moms thinking ...

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Posted: Sun Nov 29 6 a.m. by Janet Miller Freelance reporter
Online sales: Boon or bane for Ann Arbor retailers during holiday shopping season?

For local retailers, the Internet can be a blessing or a curse during the holiday season. It can rob sales as shoppers scour online for the lowest price. But it can be a boon, by connecting retailers with customers outside of economically distressed Michigan and enticing customers to come into ...

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Posted: Sun Nov 29 5:58 a.m. by Nathan Bomey Business news director
Online retail offers hope for Ann Arbor businesses as Cyber Monday approaches

Witness the power of online retail for businesses in the Ann Arbor region.A high-profile movie star who’s currently making a film in Ann Arbor recently asked his assistant to find a special candle from Paris to display in his trailer.

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Posted: Sun Nov 29 5:56 a.m. by Nathan Bomey Business news director
ForeSee Results CEO Larry Freed: Cyber Monday 'a little bit over hyped'

Customer satisfaction is ForeSee Results CEO Larry Freed’s obsession. Freed, who leads the rapidly growing Ann Arbor-based online survey firm, regularly emphasizes that a satisfied customer is a repeat customer. And repeat customers are what online retailers need as the National Retail Federation projects a 1 percent drop in total ...

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Posted: Mon Nov 23 6:12 p.m. by Paula Gardner News Director

Nearly nine in 10 retailers will offer special promotions for Cyber Monday, with half of those heading into shoppers' inboxes via special email alerts. That's the word released today by the National Retail Federation, which also notes that 68.8 million people - or 53.5 percent of workers with Internet access ...

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