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Online sales went crazy this year and don’t look to let up any time soon. One of the huge changes this year is the number of people using mobile platforms to do their shopping…and the Apple iPad is the most used shopping vehicle on the Web. …
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Online retailers will have good reason to make merry this holiday season.
People shopping via the Internet will spend to the tune of $43.4 billion during November and December, according to a report out today from ComScore.
That figure is a 17 percent gain over last year’s online holiday spending, which itself rose 15 percent over 2010’s number. It’s also way ahead of the retail industry’s expectation of just a 4.1 percent rise in overall consumer spending this season.
“The strength leading up to and during the holiday season-to-date, in addition to a maximum 32 shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, provide the basis for what we view as a fairly optimistic outlook for the 2012 online holiday shopping season,” ComScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni said in a statement. “This would put an exclamation point on what has already been a strong year for retail e-commerce.”
Online spending for the first 18 days of the holiday season has already reached 10.1 billion, a 16 percent jump from the same period last year. The cheeriest day so far for online retailers was November 8, when consumers spent $829 million.
“Recent five-year highs in consumer confidence and early retailer promotions appear to …
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McAfee security experts warned that this holiday season will see a rise in scams and spams in a PC Magazine post. Hopefully forewarned is forearmed in your case. Read the full article. …
Cheapskate’s Guide to Black Friday. Unstuff your wallet wisely with the help of Rick Broida, aka The Cheapskate (also Gadget Man). For 5 years Rick has been squeezing nickels till the buffalo mooed. Black Friday is coming and the deals are already being rolled out. Catch Rick’s list of the Five Best Black Friday Deals.
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