At some point we may see Santa actually holding a Jack-o-lantern, unless these folks have their way. Whatever’s too early offline though isn’t online in terms of preparing your online store for the holiday season.
Holiday Season Starts Early For Online Retailers
For most of us the holiday season is the beginning of Thanksgiving and lasts through the end of the year. For online retailers the holiday season starts at the end of October according to a study from Oneupweb titled, “2006 Holiday Online Retail Buying Trends”.
2006 Holiday Ecommerce Traffic Up
According to new research from Hitwise average daily visits to ecommerce sites from Thanksgiving through the Thursday before Christmas were up 5.9 percent compared to 2005. The days with the single biggest increases over last year were Cyber Monday the first Monday after Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day.
Amazon Has Record Holiday Sales
Amazon.com had a record-breaking holiday season. Their 12th season surpassed all previous sales records according to the company. The busiest day of the holiday season was December 11. On that day customer orders were over 4 million.
Online Holiday Sales Could Reach $19 Billion
Online holiday sales keep soaring and breaking records. So far this season online sales have seen a number of milestones. First there was the over hyped Cyber Monday on November 27, 2006 which saw online sales reach $608 million. One week later on Monday December 4, a new record was reached as consumers spent $647 million online.
That is $39 million more than was spent on Cyber Monday according to comScore Networks.
Fraud Could Rain On Holiday Parade
Online retailers may seen payment fraud siphon $3 billion away from their enterprises for all of 2006, and there is impact beyond the Internet.
The Feds Wish You A Happy Holiday
The US government, via its revamped FirstGov platform, has plenty of suggestions on how people can handle all that the holidays throw their way.
Online Holiday Shopping Popular At Work
Shopping online is popular, especially during the hectic holiday season. Shopping online while at work is even more popular according to a new survey from CyberSource. The findings indicate that the peak online shopping volumes are during conventional working hours
Yahoo! Photo Holiday Gifts
If you have yet to buy gifts for everyone on your holiday list, look no further than a personalized DVD from Yahoo! Photo.
The Top Holiday Searches At Sortprice.com
Are “skinny jeans” or “women’s ankle boots” on your holiday shopping list this year? If so, you might be a user of Sortprice.com. According to the shopping search engine, those items appear among the “popular searches this holiday season.”