Following a series of complaints regarding practices by airlines and online travel agents that trick consumers into making unintended purchases — such as paying for seats — while booking flight ...

Understanding and leveraging seasonality in business can lead to growth by identifying patterns in sales and customer behavior. Properly preparing for seasonal trends includes stocking up on inventory ...

The launch of C&T Publishing’s Stash Books imprint in early spring 2010 was a key factor in driving up sales last year at the Concord, Calif., craft and quilting book publisher, and the new imprint, ...

The Advanced Study Institute of Asia (ASIA) report ‘Prime[D] to Buy: Flash Sales and Deceptive Design’, delves into the issue of dark patterns used in flash sales on digital platforms, impacting ...

Financial authorities have announced a ban on "dark patterns" (deceptive sales practices) in the financial sector, such as setting up complicated procedures for terminating financial product contracts ...

As a former Xerox sales leader, I was steeped, bathed and weekly anointed into how to sell effectively from learning programs like: SpinSelling, Negotiating to Win, Solution Selling, How to sell to a ...

Festive sales are the clearest stress test for Indian e-commerce, and year after year they expose the same dark patterns. Platforms hype deep discounts, push urgency, and sell premium memberships.

The government has banned the use of 'dark patterns' by e-commerce and online platforms. These deceptive practices manipulate customers into purchasing products they didn't intend to or lure them into ...