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Dec. 1, 2009

Why the Hot 100 matter
Dec. 1, 2009 Every year we rank the Hot 100 e-retailing web sites, recognizing innovation in online retailing. The aim is to highlight retailers who move the onlin...

The latest holiday sales indicators twinkle more brightly for e-retailers
Dec. 1, 2009 There are more positive than negative signs for online retailers in recent reports on retail sales and consumers’ holiday spending plans.After three c...

U.K. shoppers plan big migration to the web, new survey reports
Nov. 9, 2009 A huge majority of U.K. consumers plan to shop online for holiday gifts this year, says a survey commissioned by the London-based trade association Th...

Caution—and seeking online deals—are the vogue this year, says a new survey
Nov. 6, 2009 Comparison shopping has become an important part of consumers’ buying decisions with 46% of shoppers planning to conduct more online comparison re...

Home Depot builds a new interactive gift card strategy
Nov. 5, 2009 By letting shoppers personalize gift cards online, including with their own uploaded photos, Home Depot expects to increase the rate of card ...
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E-commerce sales fell 2% in the third quarter, comScore says
Nov. 5, 2009 U.S. online retail spending fell 2% year over year in the third quarter to $29.6 billion, marking the first time on record that shopping at retail web...
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Consumers will spend 18% less online in Q4 than a year ago, study predicts
Nov. 5, 2009 Shoppers will spend an average of $281 the fourth quarter this year, a 18% decrease compared to the same period last year and a 24% increase compared ...
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The consumer spending deep freeze begins to thaw
Nov. 5, 2009 A bit of light glimmers through the October same-store sales that retailers are reporting this week, according to analysis by consultan...

Forrester predicts online retail sales will grow 8% this holiday season
Nov. 2, 2009 Online holiday retail sales will grow 8% this year to $44.7 billion, predicts Forrester Research Inc. That would represent a continued shift of shoppi...
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