Interest to promotional activities by US retailers
| Store Sales | 50% |
| Coupons | 38% |
| Discount and/or membership programs | 8% |
| Other | 4% |
| Source: NPD Group | |
Published on: April 7, 2008 Department: E-commerce
Published on: April 7, 2008 Department: E-commerce
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- Historical e-commerce growth rates, June 2007 to June 2008
- US online households pay 11 bills a month online
- 44% of businesses rely on credit cards for financing
- 6% of US households with income average or above own a timeshare
- Premium Internet video to generate $6 bln by 2013
- $68 mln of domain sales conducted in the first half of 2008
- Top US music retailers: Apple, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Amazon, Target
- 50% of all Internet users will make online purchases in 2008
- 41% of online buyers of music ordered a CD and 58% downloaded digital files
- 56% of music buyers could buy music online
- 78% of US cell phone purchases are made in store
- 39% of cell phone buyers research phones on the internet
- How do online music buyers find out about new music?
- What online users do after buying music
- 12% of music buyers purchase digital music files
- The Brazilian IT market will grow to $24 bln
- How people learn about music they may want to buy
- 53% of online Americans purchased music in 2007
- 32% of internet users buy music online
- 56% of those who bought music most recently said they could have made the purchase online
- 62% of Americans say all of the music they buy are CDs
- How users learn about new cell phones
- Sharing content and buzz after buying music
- 27% of cell phone buyers said online information had a major impact on their decision
- How people learn about music they may want to buy
- 12% of users buy their cell phone online
- How Internet users find out about new music
- What people do after buying music online
- 3.13 bln books sold in 2007
- Demographics of an online music buyer
- 12% of music buyers purchase digital music files
- How internet users who have bought music in 2007 use online resources to learn about music
- Growth numbers for online banking users
- 59% of internet users use social media to vent about customer-care experience
- 41% of young Americans prefer site that makes recommendations
- 60% of internet users would change online retailers for Web 2.0 tools
- Customer satisfaction across financial service institutions
- E-commerce to generate $204 bln in 2008
- Interest to promotional activities by US retailers
- Average Easter apparel spending to reach $23.82 a person
- Economic impact on choice of US retailers
- Americans spend $14.44 bln on Easter in 2008
- 75% of China’s online gaming market is virtual item sales
- 25% of cellphone owners shop online on their phones
- E-book sales Q1 2002 - Q4 2007
- 55% of online shoppers think about payment methods when checking out
- 32 mln insurance quotes were submitted online in 2007, 2 mln policies bought
- US e-commerce sales up 29.5% in Q4 2007
- US credit card market: Visa - 44%, MasterCard - 31%, AmEx - 20%, Discover - 5%
- Insurance e-servicing visits grew 15% in 2007
- E-commerce sales for 2007 reached $136.4 bln
- US retail e-commerce sales in 2007 grew 19.0
- The 4Q 2007 e-commerce estimate was up 18.0% from 4Q 2006
- Top-selling product categories for 2007 holiday season
- 70% of users research everyday grocery products online
- 43% of Web users cannot find commercial information online
- 17% of Web users think official product sites are useless
- Americans spend 24 minutes a day on online shopping
- US e-commerce spending reached $34.7 bln by Q3 2007
- Income levels and levels of confidence in e-commerce
- 66% of online users had bought something online in September 2007
- Demographic profile of online shoppers
- Income of online users who bank online
- US footwear sales, 2005-2007
- 32% of internet users use online classifieds
- 1.4% of online revenues lost to fraud in 2007
- Demographic progfiles of online purchasers online
- Attitudes about online shopping: by household income
- 56% of low-income Americans go shopping once a week or more often
- 75% of internet users do not like sending personal information online
- 26% of online customers go to Amazon reviews before buying
- Top mobile shopping activities: checking store locations, checking prices, checking delivery status
- Only 25% of Americans think online shopping is convenient
- Retailers lost $40 bln to theft in 2006
- 17% of Internet users bought digital content
- Low-income Americans more worried about online credit card security than high-income
- 53% of Internet users banked online in September 2007
- 30% of online Americans posted a review in September 2007
- 59% of Americans shop at least twice a week
- 78% of online consumers spend 10+ minutes reading reviews
- 57% of men shopped for Valentine’s Day gift online
- Fastest-growing Canadian Web categories in December 2007
- 51% of US travel was booked online in 2007
- 3.5% of US teens have a credit card in their name
- Top US apparel retailers: eBay, LL Bean, Victoria’s Secret, Zappos
- Fastest-growing Web categories in France in December 2007
- 99% of South Koreans buy online
- 85% of global online population shopped online
- 55% of German Internet users buy books online
- 45% of UK Internet users buy books online
- 44% of UK users bought DVDs online
- US kids spend between $6-12 a month on digital content
- 41% of global online purchasers bought books in Q4 2007
- 33% used a search engine to find the best online store
- Social shopping grew 8x in 2007
- 6th week of holiday shopping season most active in UK, France, Germany
- 9% of UK Christmas shoppers went to Amazon in 2007
- 57% of Americans still very concerned with credit card safety online
- E-Commerce to reach $100 bln in India
- 82% shoppers in 2007 holiday season shopped online for gifts
- 44% of online shoppers consider themselves bargain hunters
- Gift cards market worth $14 bln, prepaid cards market worth $81 bln
- Travelers visit the travel website 2.5 times before purchase
- UK online sales up 269% on Christmas Day 2007
- Gift card sales near $100 bln in 2007
- Mattresses to generate $11 bln by 2011 in the US
- Sales up 3.6% between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2007
- Most respected US retailers in 2007: Overstock, Lowes, Ralph Lauren
- 43% of online shoppers look for low prices, 18% for free shipping
- Online spending up 18% so far in 2007
- 44% of shoppers plan to spend $100-500 this holiday season
- 79% of Americans believe American products are safer
- Most wanted items on Amazon wishlists
- Holiday season shopping, 2006 vs. 2007
- 32% of small and medium retailers sell online
- Top shopping sites on Thanksgiving Day
- UK Internet sales up 29% in 2006, 13.9% of businesses sell online
- 46% of Americans to shop online on Monday, Nov 26th
- $9.3 bln spent online so far, Black Friday spending up 22%
- $257 bln worth of goods and services sold through auctions in 2006
- Online retailers on average accept 2.6 payment options
- 62% of consumers read reviews online before purchasing
- US holiday retail sales to reach $39 bln in 2007
- 70% of leisure travelers booking travel online
- US e-commerce revenues to reach 33 bln in 2007
- 64% of US small businesses bank and shop online
- 88% of retailers plan to improve product detail pages
- 30% of US small businesses projecting their online sales to increase in the next 12-24 months
- Top e-commerce sites: Amazon, WalMart, Target
- 90% of US households still buy paper greeting cards
- Consumer travel sites earned $79 bln in 2006
- 53% of car shoppers start shopping online
- Online book sales to rise 11% in 2007
- 34% of young online consumers prefer Paypal or similar services for payments
- 42% of US online shoppers use comparison engines
- 6% of 2006 sales were online sales
- $18.3 bln worth of apparel and footwear sold online in 2006
- 69% of purchasers research online, 67% make purchases in physical stores
- 40% of online shoppers dissatisfied with return process
- $9.6 bln worth of apparel sold online in 2006
- Preferred payment systems in Germany: in advance - 85%, invoice - 55%, COD - 53%
- What Germans buy online: physical goods - 80%, online services - 23%
- Group travel to generate $175 bln by 2008
- 54% of US travel to be booked online in 2007
- E-commerce spending in China reached $35.5 bln in 2006
- 46% of holiday shoppers got their ideas from window shopping
- Online sales in holiday season 2006 week-by-week
- E-commerce holiday spending from home up 30% in 2006
- Fastest-growing e-commerce categories in 2006 holiday season
- Top-selling categories in 2006 holiday season
- E-commerce sales in November 2006
- Top UK e-commerce sites: GUS, Amazon, Tesco
- Most popular e-commerce sites in France: Grope PPR, CDiscount.com, Amazon
- Top online retailers by customer satisfaction: Netflix, Amazon, LLBean, QVC, Apple
- Only 33% of US shoppers looked for bargains this holiday season
- 78.2% of US online users made purchases on the Internet
- Top 5 last minute holiday gifts
- Top e-commerce sites in Germany: Web.de, Amazon, Otto
- $24.8 bln worth of gift cards to be purchased in 2006
- Buy.com Black Monday traffic up 54% in 2006
- Teens spent $3 bln online in 2006
- $11.7 bln spent online in January-November 2006
- $25-30 bln worth of gift cards to be sold in 2006
- $913 mln in e-commerce lost due to security concerns
- 40% of Americans have more than 10 people on their holiday lists
- Top search terms for top e-commerce destinations
- Black Friday sales up 6% in 2006
- 40% of US employees to do holiday shopping from work
- 90% of holiday shoppers consider free shipping the best incentive
- E-commerce spending so far up 19% in 2006
- Top-growing e-commerce categories in Q3 2006: consmer electronics, apparel
- E-commerce spending reached $32.1 bln in Q3 2006
- E-commerce spending reaches $79 bln in Q3 2006
- Americans to spend $250 bln on holiday shopping
- US e-commerce to earn $27 bln over the holiday season
- 75% of visitors to a slow e-commerce site will never shop on that site again
- Top-growing shopping destinations: eBags, OfficeMax, LLBean
- Holiday spending to grow 7.5% in 2006
- 62% of US small businesses expect a strong holiday season
- US holiday sales to grow 6.7%
- US consumer to spend $728 on holiday shopping in 2006
- 50% of online retailers expect their holiday sales to grow over 30% this year
- 76% of consumers believe online shopping is safe
- US watch sales down 4.9% in 2005
- 77% of online shoppers read reviews from other users
- $80.8 bln spent online in the first half of 2006
- 90% of travel purchases happen 1+ weeks after search
- 32 mln Brits to shop online by 2011
- 58% of parents will use online coupons for in-store purchases
- 2% of teens purchased alcohol online
- Back to school shopping patterns for 2006
- 12% of all e-commerce payments in 2005 went through online payments systems
- E-commerce generated $80.8 bln in the first half of 2006
- 64% of women and 60% of men shop online
- $111 bln worth of products was checked out through self-checkout in 2005
- Internet users 18-34 are 18% more likely to buy a car this year
- UK online shoppers spend 1,744 pounds online every year
- 2 mln Americans shopped for groceries online in Q4 2005
- $475 bln spent with store self-checkout machines
- Americans spent $31 for Fathers Day, $41 for Mothers Day
- Top wanted gifts for Fathers Day: greeting card, dining out, gift card
- Top online stores on customer satisfaction: Netflix, Amazon, Newegg.com
- 10.2% of all auto insurance in Korea in 2005 was bought online
- 82% of visitors to newspaper Web sites have bought products online
- Retail sales up 7.6% in May 2006
- 27.4 mln US seniors have bought something online in the last 6 months
- $24.5 bln spent online in Q1 2006
- Online cosmetics and fragrances sales to reach $800 mln by year-end 2006
- Online sales to reach $211 bln in 2006
- 44% of home improvement do-it-yourselvers are women
- 55% of retailers implemented richer imagery, 47% implemented zoom tools
- 54% of US shoppers say Internet is the most trusted shopping information source
- Online shoppers and in-store pickuppers end up spending 58% more
- Online merchants challenge 43% of credit card chargebacks
- Gays and lesbians more likely to book travel online
- Travel reward program participants generally choose from 5.9 suppliers
- US retail sales up 0.6% in March 2006
- Internet is the second choice for holiday shopping
- Top reasons for people to shop online
- 7 out of 10 online shopping sites see traffic increases in October 2005
- 57% of Australian online shoppers prefer to pay by direct bank deposit
- 76% of Americans bought gift cards in 2005 holiday season
- 31% of hotel site visitors would rebook from hotel site
- Top hotel sites in customer satisfaction: Expedia, Travelocity, Hotels.com
- Online sales of luxury items up 28% in 2005
- 62% of e-commerce traffic happens on weekdays 8am-8pm Central
- 1.6% of online store revenue is credit card fraud
- 59% of gift card owners spend more than gift card value when visiting the store
- 95% of affluent Americans bought online in 2005
- Retail sales up 3.2% in February 2006
- Apparel and accessories online sales up 41% in 2005
- 2005 e-commerce volume grew 24.6% according to Dept of Commerce, 23.8% according to comScore
- 20% of travel searchers book immediately after finding a travel deal
- US e-commerce up 3.3% in Q4 2005, 2.4% of all sales were e-commerce
- Home improvement shoppers start their searches with Yahoo! and MSN
- Car shoppers visit MSN and Yahoo!
- Apparel/clothing shoppers visit Yahoo! and AOL
- Best search engines by conversion rate: AOL - 6.17%, MSN - 6.03%, Yahoo! - 4.07%
- Retail spending in China to reach $1.2 trillion in 2010
- Retail sales up 2.3% in January 2006
- UK e-commerce up 28.9% to $14.31 bln in 2005
- 39% of gift card buyers buy them online
- Retail e-commerce to reach $144 bln by 2010
- 53% of 18-34-year-olds spend 1-2 hours on researching product before buying online
- 25% of e-commerce operators get 50% of revenues during holiday seasons
- Online retail spending to grow to $95 bln in 2006
- US retailers gained 5.1% on January 2005
- Search engines have a conversion rate of 2.3%
- 68% of Internet users use Web for fashion trend information
- 8% of e-commerce transactions is porn
- E-commerce to reach $95 bln in 2006
- UK Christmas e-commerce up 50% in 2005
- 13% of December 2005 e-commerce traffic was generated by eBay, 11.1% - by Google
- 20% of online shoppers increased online purchases due to higher gas prices
- Most usable e-commerce sites: Amazon, American Eagle, Banana Republic
- Online sales of PC software and apparel grew by 36% in 2005
- Online spending reached $143.2 bln in 2005, 22% growth over 2004
- $26.5 purchases online with Visa cards in Q4 2005
- 62% of Californian home buyers used Internet for research in 2005
- 20 mln Americans in 2005 have bought something online for less than $2
- 56% of holiday shopping started at a merchant site
- 27% of all holiday spending in 2005 went to online merchants
- PC and hardware peripherals grew 126% in holiday season 2005
- iPod-related clothing most popular among teens this holiday season
- 2005 holiday retail spending to grow 8.7% over 2004
- 5 weeks into holiday season 30% of online shoppers have not started their holiday shopping
- Online shopping during 6 weeks of holiday season up 16% in 2005
- 45% of 2005 holiday spending to go to small retailers
- 52% have re-gifted a Christmas gift
- North American e-commerce to reach $329 bln in 2010
- 40% of consumer will avoid buying from small online retailers due to identity fraud issues
- Number of shopping trips to book, music and video online retailers up 238% in 2005
- 400 mln passengers have booked their flights online
- 43% of online shoppers have paid with PayPal
- Only 4% would order the merchandise at the store if it was unavailable
- Brits prefer online shopping due to speed, convenience, lack of crowds
- 57% of gifts bought online are purchased for a significant other
- 54% of UK Christmas spending is happening online
- 18% of online shoppers bring 46% of the revenues, 11% - 24% of the revenues
- 92% of pure online retailers will have advertised offline by year-end 2005
- 8% of online buyers are driven by word of mouth
- 66% of consumers would use online coupons at offline stores
- Top online retailers for Black Friday 2005: eBay, Amazon, Wal-Mart
- $925 mln spent online over Thanksgiving holidays
- 16% of online retailers get more than 21% of sales from affiliates
- 49% of online shoppers rely on the Web for research
- 24% of US Internet users have participated in an online auction
- 58 mln people to shop online on cyber-Monday
- UK e-commerce sales up 31% in August 2005
- Q4 2005 e-commerce volume to grow 22%
- 51.7 mln Americans to do holiday shopping from work
- 30% of consumers to spend less on holiday gifts, 14% to spend more in 2005
- 49.3 mln Internet users visited comparison shopping sites in September 2005
- 83% of Internet users will shop online in 2005 holiday season
- 73% of hotel customers research online
- 79% of online retailers will offer free (with a catch) shipping this holiday season
- Car dealers receive an average of 37 leads a month from their Web sites
- 57% of holiday shoppers plan to buy a gift card in 2005
- 16% of all online spending went into apparel in 2004 holiday season
- 43.8% of US consumers reported cutting down spending on vacations
- 29% of eBay customers buy toys, 57% of Amazon customers buy books
- US online travel to generate $68 bln in 2005, $104 bln in 2010
- Consumer Reports ranks top online consumer electronics retailers: Crutchfield, Amazon, Costco
- Top US Web retailers: Amazon, Dell, Office Depot
- 42% of all travel purchases are done online in 2005
- Holiday season online spending to reach $18 bln in 2005
- Top online retail networks in September 2005: Shopzilla, Shopping.com, Yahoo! Shopping
- 40% of Web users shop online more due to high gas prices
- College students to spend $8.9 bln on electronics, $11.9 bln on textbooks in 2005
- 14% of all jewelry will be sold online by 2010
- E-commerce to total $329 bln by 2010, represent 13% of total US sales
- 94% of US car dealers have Web sites
- Halloween e-commerce to enjoy double-digit growth in 2005
- 57% of online shoppers abandon carts when facing shipping charges
- Best time for e-commerce: noon EST, best ad click-throughs: lunch and early evening
- Online holiday spending to increase 5% in 2005, reach $435 bln
- 13% of online retailers think their customer databases are accurate
- $4.41 bln of state sales taxes uncollected on Internet sales in 2005
- Only 9% prefer to buy clothing online
- 43% of online shoppers have used PayPal for paying, 8% have used gift cards
- 14% of Canadian apparel market is men suits and dress shirts
- Online travel booking up 19% in 2005
- 65% of US retail small business have assets of less than $100K
- Where biggest spenders on children clothing live: Des Moines, New York, Boston
- Only 29% of US seniors shop online
- 67% of those who research products visit search engines
- Foreign retailers account for less than 1% of US e-commerce
- US online retail to total $172 bln in 2005
- 62.8% of those who shop online, research online as well
- 4.7% of telecom purchases by US Hispanics affected by blogs
- 54% of small Web retailers buy search engine optimization services
- 8% of all books sold in 2004 were used books
- 9.2% of online merchants have a return rate of 6-10%
- E-commerce could reach $1 trillion by 2012
- Online sales to total $172 bln in 2005, $329 bln by 2010
- 35-40% of US small businesses have a Web site
- 90% of e-tailers with offline presence offer store pickups
- 43% of Web stores say 25-50% of their revenues come from holiday season
- E-commerce sales up 26% in Q2 2005
- 43% of Web retailers plan an incentive program
- Canadian e-commerce to reach $4.6 bln in 2005
- 65% of African-American female Internet users research products online
- 1-800-FLOWERS had conversion rate of 19.4% in June 2005
- 30% of New Zealanders bought products online, 50% investigated online but bought offline
- $27.7 bln of travel will be booked online in 2005
- 19% of large online retailers plan a private label credit card
- 74% of US students prefer online stores for textbooks
- E-commerce sales up 26% in Q2 2005
- 42% of offline retailers combine online research data with offline purchase history
- 52% of online retail belonged to offline retailers in 2003
- Third of corporate business trips are booked online in 2005
- 93% of Web users annoyed by pop-ups, 89% by prompts to install extra software
- 2005 holiday spending to reach $26.2 bln
- 88% of vacation buyers use Internet for planning and shopping
- 724K Americans derive primary or secondary income from eBay
- 92% of offline stores promote their URLs on store materials
- 21.4 mln urban Americans made 12 or more online purchases in 2004
- $5.1 bln of online travel sold in June 2005
- Russian Internet sales grew 40% to $600 mln in 2004
- 46% of travel buyers were influenced by Web sites
- 10.8% of users rely on Internet when buying cars or trucks
- 7.9 mln Harry Potter books sold within 24 hours
- Only 57% of UK online retailers offer order tracking
- 74% of retail customers prefer in-store customer service
- 70% of large retailers are expanding online customer service
- Ace Hardware site fastest-growing major retail site in 2004
- B2B e-commerce to grow 20% in Q3 2005
- US retail sales up 1.7% in June 2005
- Most popular online wedding registries: Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, Crate and Barrel
- Only 34% of IT departments have the tools to constantly monitor URLs and Web site users
- 66% of US broadband users have bought online in 2004
- Internet porn is a $2.5 bln industry
- 44 bln card transactions in the US in 2005
- Least pleasant shopping sites to browse: Kmart.com, Costco.com, CompUSA.com
- 50% of online travel shoppers buy from travel agencies, 50% - from airline Web sites
- US online spending reaches $19.8 bln in Q1 2005
- Largest US online retailers: Amazon, Dell, Office Depot, Staples, HPDirect
- Internet retail sales reached $87.5 bln in 2004, 25% growth
- Only 56% of online merchants ask for CVV2
- UK e-commerce up 35.6% in May 2005
- 87% of mothers who agree to receive e-mail from retailers hope to get some coupons
- 51% of SMBs do not respond to customer e-mails
- 21% of technology buyers use search engines for purchasing goods and services
- Sites with highest customer satisfaction - Netflix, Amazon, QVC, Newegg
- 28% of car buyers who received direct mail visited Web site
- 35% of e-retailers have conversion rates of 4% and better
- 87% of online shoppers object to price discrimination
- Sales of expensive athletic shoes reached $600 mln in 2004
- $51 bln of online leisure travel bookings happen online
- Women shoppers to drive online cosmetics sales up 33% in 2005
- 71% of online sellers say e-mail promotions generate less than 10% of their business
- E-commerce up 23.8% to $141.4 bln in 2004
- Top online retail categories by order size: computer hardware, tickets, automotive
- US e-commerce reaches $19.8 bln in Q1 2005
- E-commerce to grow to $142.5 bln in 2005
- Expecting parents visit toys and cosmetics stores most frequently
- Only 42% of online retailers replied to customer e-mail within 24 hours
- 16.3% of visitors to QVC.com do not leave without buying something
- 21% of online retailers have conversion rates of 2-3%
- 47% of US adults have contemplated their own business, 9% have built a Web site
- 17% mln Americans visited online pharmacies, 61% did not tell their doctors about it
- Expecting moms and dads shop online for toys, fragrances, cosmetics
- 15.9% of US households to buy movies online by 2008
- Online car buying: differences between men and women
- Where US teenagers shop online: Hollisterco, HotTopic, BabyPhat
- 14% of affiliates are generating conversion at 5% and above
- Conversion rates for online retailers: QVC - 16.3%, Lands End - 14.8%, Sportsmans Guide - 13.5%
- 11% bought their cars online, 9% through newspaper ads
- 19% of US online travel buyers bought business class or first class
- 76% of car buyers research the car on the Web before buying
- 52% of New Yorkers have ordered groceries online in 2004
- 3.1% of all cigarette sales happen online
- 493 mln pairs of athletic shoes sold in 2004
- 14% of Hilton Hotels reservations are now made through Web site
- 68% of those buying travel on the Internet value descriptive content
- 74% of men and women research online before buying
- Chain restaurant sales grew 4.6% between February 2004 and February 2005
- 61 mln Americans bought a car in 2004, most of them searched the Internet first
- 30% of cars sold through dealerships are sold through Internet
- Apparel is a $173 bln industry in 2004
- Retail sales up 0.5% in February 2005
- 10% of UK population has a Paypal account
- Online auctions to generate $54 bln in 2007
- Consumers spent $1.8 bln online in 2004
- Hardware buyers conduct 4.9 searches before buying
- Consumer satisfaction with online retailers down 4.8% in 2004
- E-commerce revenues reached $18.4 bln in Q4 2004
- Netflix has 2.6 mln users, Blockbuster - 500,000, WalMart - 50,000
- 17.7 mln shopped online for the first time in 2004
- 11% of San Francisco residents use Netflix
- Half of US Hispanics are ready to spend $500 and more on jewelry
- Online diamond sales up 130% before Valentine’s Day
- 79.3% of those who shop online buy travel online
- Online jewelry sales reached $1.9 bln in 2004
- 36% of online shoppers used in-store pick-up
- 41% of consumers forget to send in rebates
- 9% of Ford vehicles were sold through Internet referrals
- Online movie sales to reach $3.6 bln in 2010
- Most of Asian small businesses buy IT products online
- 35% of all electronics purchases happen after word of mouth recommendation
- European e-commerce to grow at 33% a year
- In December 2004 18.6% of Internet time was spent shopping
- Online spending in 2004 reached $117 bln
- 89% of online shoppers don’t mind the merchant sharing their personal information
- 33.85% of online shoppers visited auctions before Christmas
- 40% of Americans have bought gifts online
- Christmas week shopping increased 53% in 2004
- 10% of all US Christmas shopping was done online
- 20.5 mln visited Amazon.com the week before Christmas
- 15% of companies do not respond to customers’ e-mails
- Most prolific online spenders live in Seattle, San Francisco, Hartford, Tampa
- Online spending averaged $326 for men and $284 for women during holiday season
- Pre-Christmas credit card spending up 57.8% in 2004
- Amazon sets new record over Thanksgiving weekend
- 75% don’t care whether online store is run by large or small company
- 27% of online shoppers use comparison shopping engines, 48% use search engines
- Top gaining Web sites in November 2004: KB Toys, Best Buy, SmartBargains
- 80% of online Americans visited a retail site in November 2004
- When searching for product, 70% search for generic product name, 20% for brand names
- 29% of Americans will buy Holiday gifts for their pets, 15% for their neighbors
- 44% of November e-commerce belongs to rural America
- In November online shoppers spent $1.5 bln on clothing, $1 bln on toys and games, $882 mln on DVDs
- Online and offline Tiffany attracts 100,000 visitors a day
- 5% of online shopping takes place from 1 am to 8 am
- Top shopping sites on Black Friday: eBay, Amazon, WalMart, BestBuy
- Black Friday shopping traffic increases 26% for online stores
- 1.4 mln e-books sold in the US in 2003
- Versign claims Monday after Thanksgiving is the highest volume e-commerce shopping day of the year
- $234 mln charged to Visa cards on Black Friday
- Online spending reaches $133 mln on Thanksgiving Day, $250 mln on Black Friday
- European holiday online sales to reach 13 bln euros this year
- Major holiday shopping sites: Amazon, eBay, iVillage
- Travel agents get 16% of online traffic, travel search engines - only 0.42%
- Online sales to grow 16% in 2005
- 99% of shoppers name customer service the top priority
- Most online shopping happens on Mondays
- Goods and services below $5 will bring $60-240 bln by 2015
- Retail sales to increase 3-5% during holiday season 2004
- 23% of all travel sold online in 2004
- 37% of e-commerce sites rely on .net
- Online holiday sales of jewelry to grow 67%, furniture and appliances to grow 58%
- Christmas bestsellers for online stores: toys, games, home & garden
- Amazon bestsellers for holiday season: MP3 players, digital cameras, Ugg boots
- UK online shoppers will spend $6.44 bln this Christmas
- Less than 500K of US 14 mln small business have an e-commerce Web site
- 54% research products online, but only 35% actually buy online
- Average Web buyer is 43 years old, earns $68K a year, and spends $92 a month online
- Microcommerce to generate $60 bln by 2015
- Holiday sales online to generate $13.2 bln
- $13.2 bln will be spent online during 2004 holiday season
- 71% of online car researchers never contact the dealer
- US retail sales jumped 1.5% in September
- Consumer sentiment down in October
- 50 mln people use PayPal
- Only 10% of Internet users in China shop online
- Only 12% of consumers plan to spend more this holiday season
- Micropayments grew 350% in 2004
- 98% of online retailers expect growth during holiday season
- 4% of Americans buy drugs online
- 30% of catalog purchases took place on the Web in 2003
- $22.34 bln in online sales in Q4 2004
- For every $1 spent online, consumers spend $1.70 offline
- 45% of consumers buy computers and consumer electronics direct
- Internet users spend more time shopping online in August 2004
- 16% of all online attacks are targeting e-commerce sites
- 69% of online shoppers visit offline stores, then buy online
- Insurance companies spend $1.6 bln yearly on e-commerce
- $7.5 bln of apparel and accessories to sell online in 2004
- E-mail electronic payments to generate $326 mln in 2005
- 61% of US Internet users research their car purchases online
- 90% of eBay’s users are buyers
- E-book sales up 28% in Q1 2004
- US e-commerce grew 23% in Q2 2004
- E-commerce to reach $316 bln by 2010
- Offering more payment types increases sales by 20%
- Online sales up 23% in Q2 2004
- 10% of all UK credit card payments are made online
- Less than 10% of Internet shoppers consider customer reviews valuable
- Amazon and eBay Web services usage statistics
- UK e-commerce grew 44% in 2003, 46% in 2004
- 10-17% of Americans buy drugs from foreign and rogue sites
- 50% of consumers fear to shop online because of spam
- US states lose $15.5 bln in sales tax to e-commerce in 2003
- 10 mln Americans purchased digital content
- Online sales for first half of 2004 reached $27.8 bln, up 25.3%
- 12.7% of all books in 2003 were sold over the Web
- 67 mln Europeans shop online
- June online sales up 33% YTY
- Google ads cut marketing costs for online retailers
- Online retailers’ profit margins reached 16% in 2003
- E-commerce revenues reached $15.5 bln in Q1 2004, up 28%
- Denmark is top e-commerce country
- Online travel to reach $71 bln by 2006
- 37% offline retailers are using Internet
- 32% of online buyers like online pharmacies better
- Small business who use eBay are more likely to grow
- E-Commerce penetration ratio in European countries
- Online retail up 32% YTY in March
- Niche Marketing, Amazon, Kiss.com are top referral programs in February
- Interesting eBay facts
- 50-75% of online hotel booking happens at a hotel site
- US online sales reached $50 bln
- $12.5 bln in online payments in 2005
- Online retail volume will reach $100 bln in 2004
- E-commerce gets the highest consumer satisfaction rating
- Jewelry and watches gain in St Valentine sales
- Fastest sites for the past 6 months: Eddie Bauer, JC Penney
- UK women outspend men online
- $12.8 bln will be spent on Valentine Day gifts
- Hacker probes increased 176%
- 62% of online purchases in Q4 were made by women
- Wrap rage on the rise in UK
- Average online buy takes 3.67 minutes and 4.6 clicks
- Some e-commerce facts about Amazon
- College students still prefer offline bookstores
- Half of UK Internet users shopped online
- US online sales to reach $117 bil in 2008
- Jupiter: Online retail could bring $65 billion in 2004
- Online holiday sales were up 22% in Q4 2003
- 35% of online buyers don’t buy because of surprise costs
- E-commerce spending to grow 4.8% in 2004
- Holiday spending was up 35% in 2003
- British retail Christmas shopping up
- ComScore: Online sales ring up $2.1 bln in 2003
- Shoppers prefer low prices
- 56% of US companies buy online
- Online shopping sites slow down under load
- UK e-commerce up 44% in November 2003
- States will lose $44 bln from e-commerce in 2011
- Holiday shopping $8.5 bln in the US this year
- 45% of consumers research offline and buy online
- E-commerce up 39% in UK
- Online sales statistics and forecasts: compilation
- BizRate: Thanksgiving online sales up 30%
- Net did not kill the physical store
- Black Friday shopping
- $100 bil will be spent on US e-commerce in 2003
- DoC: Online sales up 27%
- BSA: 3% of US consumers will buy all gifts online
- Online sales in Europe up 18% this holiday season
- Visa or MasterCard? Here’s the US data
- What electronics is popular among teenagers
- Jupiter: Online holiday shopping data
- Burst: 64.8% consumers will research gifts online
- Amazon: Full-text searching increased sales
- Nielsen: Comparison shopping is popular
- Retail Forward: 2002 online retail data
- eMarketer on online retail
- Interland: Corporate satisfaction with Web sites
- Forrester: E-Commerce forecast for the US
- Forrester: Web retailers turn to profit
- Retail Forward: Online Xmas shopping up to $17B
- ComScore: Online travel numbers
- The DRG: People spend $137.6 B offline after researching online
- Book economics: pricing vs. sales
- Wholesale business on eBay
- A.T. Kearney: Spending on e-business
- Spending Power of Kids and Teens in US