Tag: economy
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BOXpoll Weekly Trackers
Interactive charts with real time consumer data on the pandemic, the economy and ecommerce
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.
“Yes, I’m still in Canada”
Episode 13 - Cross-border insights from Canadian and US consumers
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
Revisiting the charcuterie cat
Episode 12 - Best practices for upcoming peak season
Revisiting the moonlighting MMA fighter
Episode 11 - Challenges and takeaways from 2021 peak season... and lessons to apply this year.
The not-so-distant echo of school bells
It’s that time of year again for many parents in the U.S.
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
The cat’s ordering charcuterie boards
Episode 6 – Peak Recap 2
Moonlighting MMA fighter
Episode 5 – Holiday Peak Recap
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.
International ecommerce, holiday port congestion and smoked salmon
Episode 2 – Trends in international ecommerce
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
Brexit’s effect on US brands
Half a year after Brexit, UK & EU consumers are adapting with new habits
Have normal, will travel
Nearly half of consumers are taking more than one trip this summer, driving spending habits in new directions.
Peak purchasing preview
We asked consumers when and how much they expect to spend this holiday. The answers weren’t what we were expecting.
Logistics needs people. So where are the people?
We explore why there’s a logistics labor shortage in the midst of massive unemployment.
Song of the Summer: Stimmy & Jab?
How much of an impact will the vaccine have on summer spending? The answers surprised us.
Green acres is the place to be
The physical dispersion of consumers will change everything…and also ecommerce logistics.
Disapproving neighbors…are still neighbors
We built a Cross-border Market Value Model to stack rank opportunities for US brands among skeptical international consumers.
Southern exposure: Canadian attitudes towards US brands
Canadian consumers report spending 41% of their total online purchases with US-based retailers.
Are consumers ‘flattening the curve’ of peak shipping volumes?
In a year when uncertainty abounds, there’s plenty to share this holiday season.
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.