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BOXpoll Weekly Trackers
Interactive charts with real time consumer data on the pandemic, the economy and ecommerce
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Joe Knight on planning for cashflow
Brian Moran and Joe Knight discuss numerous topics impacting today’s economy.
Podcast
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Peering into Santa’s shopping list
42% of consumers expect higher free shipping thresholds, but 80% say they’ll buy online more or the same as last year. <br>The top categories shoppers plan to buy online for holidays are apparel, electronics, toys, media/entertainment, and beauty.
09/19/2023BOXpoll
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Santa’s hunting for discounts
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… for people who aren’t trying to forecast ecommerce peak demand amid inflationary pressures
10/28/2022BOXpoll
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Revisiting the moonlighting MMA fighter
Episode 11 - Challenges and takeaways from 2021 peak season... and lessons to apply this year.
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The not-so-distant echo of school bells
It’s that time of year again for many parents in the U.S.
08/29/2022BOXpoll
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The 2022 definition of fast....is basically the 2021 definition of fast
Despite being anxious to get back to pre-pandemic lives, consumers are still gauging speed through a COVID lens
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Due to fears of inflation, half of shoppers are discount shopping for groceries—but not much else
51% of shoppers are discount shopping for groceries, but far fewer are bargain hunting for discretionary purchases.
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International ecommerce, holiday port congestion and smoked salmon
Episode 2 – Trends in international ecommerce
11/15/2021BOXcast
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It’s beginning to look a lot like ecommerce
Consumers plan to do more than half their holiday shopping online, and nearly half are starting early
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Brexit’s effect on US brands
Half a year after Brexit, UK & EU consumers are adapting with new habits
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Have normal, will travel
Nearly half of consumers are taking more than one trip this summer, driving spending habits in new directions.
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Peak purchasing preview
We asked consumers when and how much they expect to spend this holiday. The answers weren’t what we were expecting.
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Logistics needs people. So where are the people?
We explore why there’s a logistics labor shortage in the midst of massive unemployment.
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Song of the Summer: Stimmy & Jab?
How much of an impact will the vaccine have on summer spending? The answers surprised us.
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Green acres is the place to be
The physical dispersion of consumers will change everything…and also ecommerce logistics.
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Disapproving neighbors…are still neighbors
We built a Cross-border Market Value Model to stack rank opportunities for US brands among skeptical international consumers.
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Southern exposure: Canadian attitudes towards US brands
Canadian consumers report spending 41% of their total online purchases with US-based retailers.
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Are consumers ‘flattening the curve’ of peak shipping volumes?
In a year when uncertainty abounds, there’s plenty to share this holiday season.
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All at once: when consumers, culture, and COVID-19 collide
What we’ve discovered—and still have to learn—about the new age of ecommerce order experiences.