While you were watching track and field, basketball, fencing and swimming we were keeping our usual close eye on the “faster, higher, stronger” world of payments, banking and the connected economy. And now that your eyes have had a bit of a workout with that...
Amid merchants’ gold rush for young consumers’ social commerce spending, Qurate Retail is focusing on an often-overlooked demographic: Generation X and baby boomer women on social media and other digital platforms. The company, which owns shopping channels QVC and HSN as well as other retail...
With revenues sliding, Qurate Retail is focused on women over 50 and their discretionary income. The parent company of QVC and HSN on Wednesday (May 8) released quarterly earnings showing its revenues declining 4% year over year, contributing to an overall drop of 11%. Those figures mirrored the company’s quarterly report from...
With consumers increasingly expecting their shoppable media experiences to flow more seamlessly between entertainment and commerce, traditional shopping networks such as HSN and QVC are seeing revenue declines. Qurate Retail, parent company of QVC, HSN and other brands, reported in its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023...
August 08, 2024
Amid merchants’ gold rush for young consumers’ social commerce spending, Qurate Retail is focusing on an often-overlooked demographic: Generation X and baby boomer women on social media and other digital platforms. The company, which owns shopping channels QVC and HSN as well as other retail brands such as Garnet Hill and Ballard Designs, shared on […]
February 28, 2024
With consumers increasingly expecting their shoppable media experiences to flow more seamlessly between entertainment and commerce, traditional shopping networks such as HSN and QVC are seeing revenue declines. Qurate Retail,...
July 24, 2023
When was the last time you scrolled past or even watched HSN or QVC? If you’ve ever watched even a few minutes of a stream, you’d know how addicting it...
May 24, 2019
Home shopping tends to take a lot of teasing. However, even in the eCommerce world of 2019, it still manages to be a surprisingly lucrative and competitive space. For example,...
May 08, 2024
With revenues sliding, Qurate Retail is focused on women over 50 and their discretionary income. The parent company of QVC and HSN on Wednesday (May 8) released quarterly earnings showing its revenues declining 4% year over year, contributing to an overall drop of 11%. Those figures mirrored the company’s quarterly report from February. “Consumers remain selective in their spending due to inflation […]
December 27, 2023
Citing a challenging business environment, online retailer Zulily is closing its doors. The company announced its liquidation process on its website Wednesday (Dec. 27), informing customers that it hopes to fill all ending orders...
October 31, 2023
England’s cost-of-living crisis has fueled a surge in buy now, pay later (BNPL) use. New research by the country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) shows a 10% increase in use of the installment...
November 04, 2022
QVC owner and eCommerce platform Qurate Retail is facing a difficult road as it looks to navigate excess inventory in a post-pandemic eCommerce market. President and CEO David Rawlinson II...
