The Return of Retail: Holiday Spending 2009 - from Mint.com

budget planner – Mint.com

RetailMeNot.com survey says 30% of online adults will not make a purchase at an online store if they can’t find a coupon for that store...

Awesome online coupon website RetailMeNot, from the fine people at Stateless Systems, just released the results of its survey on consumer couponing habits.

Major learning include:

- Coupons drive more purchases (duh)

- The wealthy have increased the use of coupons (these are tough times for everybody)

- 30% of online adults will not make a purchase at an online store if they can’t find a coupon for that store

- and much more... read all about it here.

Is woot.com's traffic the new Big Mac Index?

"Woot’s ability to predict a financial rebound should not be dismissed and that trend is going up." -Read John Biggs' treatise here.

Recession Special? Amazon shuts down 3 warehouses in the US | AllThingsD

Amazon announced Thursday that it is closing three distribution centers and will cut/transfer the 210 employees.

Amazon Closes Book on Distribution Centers | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD