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Internet Advertising and eCommerce News - E-commerce

Internet Advertising and eCommerce News - E-commerce

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7/28/2008 Online Research Leads to Offline Profits
At a recent Internet Retailer Conference in Chicago, in a session named “What’s that shopper worth?” industry insiders discussed data from a Nielsen Online survey that dealt with how shoppers made their purchasing decisions in two categories: consumer electronics and pet food.
6/30/2008 Multi-Channel Shoppers: Good Spenders; Less Loyal
According to a recent study by Opinion Research Corp, online shoppers who use multiple channels to buy spend almost two times as much as those who use a single channel.
5/30/2008 E-tailers and Retailers: Tips for Preparing for Christmas in June
Many retailers rack up as much as a third of their annual sales during the last two months of the year. With that in mind, experts offer the following tips to help e-tailers and retailers prepare for the holiday sales rush.
5/29/2008 Shopping Cart Abandonment Rises
One of the early measuring metrics for online marketers was shopping cart abandonment rates. Through assiduous study, Internet retailers learned how to reduce these rates.
4/18/2008 E-Commerce Proven Healthy by Google’s Robust 20% Ad Click Increase
Google recently reported revenue of $5.19 billion in the first quarter of this year. This eased the fears of many Internet marketing experts who had been worked up about the health of the e-commerce industry.
4/17/2008 The Buoyancy of US Retail E-Commerce
It seems that the recession hasn’t hit online retailers. According to a recent study conducted by Forrester Research, The State of Retailing Online 2008, e-commerce sales will reach $204 billion in 2008, a 17% increase over last year
4/8/2008 E-Commerce to Top $200 Billion This Year
E-commerce is growing and is expected to reach $204 billion this year according to the three-part State of Retailing Online 2008 report from Forrester Research and Shop.org.
3/21/2008 Online Shopping is Maturing
Almost three-quarters of US consumers (74%) report that they have shopped online, Forrester Research reports. A closer look at the report, Web Buyers—And Their Expectations—Grow Up, revealed some interesting findings now that there are fewer new customers to capture.
3/11/2008 Online Shopping by Minorities Increasing Rapidly
More minorities of every demographic are shopping online than ever before. A recent study conducted by International Demographics, a syndicated research company, revealed the following:Asian Americans still lead the pack.
3/5/2008 Online Shoppers Cite Security & Convenience as Top Priorities When Shopping Online
According to a December 2007 survey by JupiterResearch and PayPal, online shoppers want two things when they shop online: payment choices and information security.
2/22/2008 US Retail E-Commerce Primed for Growth
Internet marketing studies and projections for the growth of online retail spending bear this out. $215 billion, $240 billion and $334 billion are the figures predicted by research firms JupiterResearch, eMarketer and Forrester, respectively, in relation to what US online retailers will ring up in 2012.
2/18/2008 Online Shoppers Still Have Fears about Security of Financial Data
Seventy-five percent (75%) of internet shoppers have reservations about giving out financial and personal information when shopping online. In spite of this, almost the same number, 78%, agree that shopping online is convenient. And, another 68% agree that online shopping saves them time.
2/13/2008 Web Shopping Cutting into Offline Purchases
Over two-thirds (67%) of U.S. shoppers spend less in retail shops when they purchase online, according to a 2007 survey by the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future. This is up slightly from 2006, when 65% said the same.
1/18/2008 More Americans are spending more time on the web
More Americans are spending more time on the web, shopping, e-mailing, participating in online communities and just looking around, according to the seventh annual survey of U.S. Internet activity by the Digital Future Project of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.
1/15/2008 More travel purchased online than offline in the U.S.
Last year was the first in which more travel was purchased online than offline in the United States, according to PhoCusWright's "Consumer Travel Trends Survey."
1/9/2008 Three ouf of 10 major online retailers offered alternative to credit cards
Three out of 10 major online retailers offered new payment methods as an alternative to credit cards in December 2007, according to a study by Brulant.
12/7/2007 DSW Inc. will launch comprehensive e-commerce site
Specialty shoe retailer DSW Inc. will launch its first-ever comprehensive e-commerce site next year.
11/28/2007 Online sales grow over 20% on Cyber Monday
Monday’s online sales grow 20.6% over year ago, comScore reports
11/14/2007 Shoppers are researching Black Friday sites
The Friday after Thanksgiving has always meant a stack of newspaper inserts to promote sales and get shoppers into stores. Now shoppers are also researching Black Friday sites, which publish advanced copies of retail circulars.
9/19/2007 Users dependency on e-commerce grows
Nearly nine in 10 consumers who conduct online transactions have experienced problems, according to a Tealeaf-commissioned study conducted by Harris Interactive.
9/19/2007 Pressure to look good is greater than ever before
Two-thirds of US consumers agree that the pressure to look good is greater than ever before, according to Nielsen//Netratings.
8/1/2007 E-commerce sales rebounded solidly in Q2
Online retail sales in the second quarter grew 23% over Q2 a year ago, reaching $27.2 billion from $22.2 billion, comScore Networks Inc. reports.
7/30/2007 European e-commerce annual growth rate is up
European B2C e-commerce is growing in waves. With an annual growth rate of 25% over the next four years, the market will triple in size by 2011, reaching $407 billion
6/26/2007 Customers loyalty is impacted by customer service
Call centers can help companies reach out to customers as well as answering their questions, suggests a new survey. 84% of consumers participating in the survey said they would like to receive proactive communication from their suppliers, and 76% said they would like to hear about other products and services a company offers.
6/25/2007 German retail e-commerce sales hit $23.9 billion in 2006
Germany is home to Europe's largest online population, and it is still growing.


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