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December 5, 2012 Sign up Forward Archive RSS Feed News about digital retail commerce   E-commerce Holiday Update  EBay mobile sales soar on the Sunday after Cyber Monday    Reuters Sunday, Dec. 2, beat Cyber Monday and was the biggest day ever for eBay's U.S. mobile commerce and PayPal's global payment services, the company said Tuesday. Mobile payment volume on PayPal beat Cyber Monday by more than $1 million, eBay said. "We're in a paradigm shift," in which consumers shop whenever they want to from their smartphones, said one eBay executive. CNET (12/4)      New CafePress app makes gift suggestions based on Facebook activity Internet Retailer (12/4)      Amazon rings in holidays with upscale U.K. fashion site The Telegraph (London) (tiered subscription model) (12/1)      Online celebrities fill eBay's holiday "Want Lists" VentureBeat (12/1)      Michael Kors launches holiday microsite for #CelebrateWith campaign Luxury Daily (12/3)      Is 'Cyber Monday' Becoming 'Cyber Week'? During the week following Black Friday, Pulse data indicated strong YoY online sales volume growth, potentially powered by online retailers providing additional incentives on the days following Cyber Monday. Learn more and view our latest Pulse Infographic.   Seasonal Trends  Cyber Monday was the biggest-ever online shopping day The Monday after Thanksgiving set another record for online retail, with consumers spending $1.47 billion, or 17% more than they did on the same day last year, according to comScore. Black Friday saw an even bigger jump than Cyber Monday, a 28% increase that pushed the day's sales past $1 billion for the first time. Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.) (12/4)      The secret to simplifying online returns Forbes (12/3)      Retailers compete in holiday online pricing shuffle The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/30)      Has free shipping become a requirement? Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) (12/3)      Amazon, UPS face seasonal worker shortage The News Journal (Wilmington, Del.) (12/1)        Resources  Holiday price matching wars: If you can't beat 'em, match 'em To cater to Americans driven by price and value, a handful of prominent multichannel retailers have announced price matching guarantees online and in-store. As Shop.org's Artemis Berry explains, this practice is becoming more predominate and aggressive, and the underlying trends -- such savvy shopping by customers on mobile devices and retailers matching their own online pricing in the store -- are tactics that should be here to stay for consumers looking for transparency on all channels. Read more. Shop.org Blog (11/15)      Belk, Harry and David and Sport Chalet execs share online holiday marketing tips Blank (11/2)          Product announcements appearing in SmartBrief are paid advertisements and do not reflect actual Shop.org endorsements. The news reported in SmartBrief does not necessarily reflect the official position of Shop.org. Subscriber Tools       Print friendly format | Web version | Search past news | Archive | Privacy policy Grab our News Widget Publish your Press Release   Advertise Associate Publisher:  Dena Malouf 202-407-7837 Download Media Kit       Recent Shop.org SmartBrief Issues: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 Monday, December 03, 2012 Friday, November 30, 2012 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Wednesday, November 28, 2012     Lead Editor:  Megan Conniff       Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004     © 1999-2012 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information