Facebook Gets Credit for Big Sales Jump at Macys.com
May 6, 2011
First quarter sales at Macys.com and Bloomingdales.com were up 50.3 percent and 38.3 percent respectively versus the same period last year. The author thinks some of the credit has to go to the two chains’ social media initiatives.
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