Last-Minute Shopping Boosts Online Holiday Sales 12%

So far this holiday season, U.S. online retail spending is up 12% from a year ago. More people took to the Internet last weekend to finish up their last-minute shopping, according to a ComScore report.
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DirecTV Tunes Into Personalized Commercials

Soon, the Internet won’t be the only medium to offer advertisers the ability to closely target specific types of customers. Starting in August or September, DirecTV plans to launch a new personalized advertising service for tel…

Holiday Shoppers Keep Their Plastic in Their Pockets

Retail sales have perked up, but consumers aren’t resuming their old habit of using credit cards to splurge on gifts. According to a new poll, more than half of American adults say they’re sticking with cash this holiday shoppi…

Consumer Sentiment: Americans See Better Days Ahead

A jump of 2.6 points to 74.2 in December put this index at a six-month high. And the current conditions component rose to its best level in about three years. Helping to stoke optimism was consumers’ anticipation that the Bush …