Latest Internet Ecommerce Shopping Results Are In
We hear so much glum and dume sometimes that I thought you should hear some good news for a change. If you are a U.S. ecommerce retailer, you are likely smiling this year. The reason for you smile is stronger than expected Internet retail sales results. Seems like all we hear from the news reports is job losses, company closings and foreclosure data.
If you are considering starting a new business, we suggest you consider using the Internet as a primary sales platform for your products and services. The growth in Internet sales is phenominal to say the least. Check out the graph provided by comScore below. It shows that overall Internet sales have almost doubled in the past 5 years. You can be a part of that by starting an Internet based business for yourself. No more worrying about your boss. No more worrying about traffic. You set your own schedule and your level of effort determines how successful your business will become. Take a look at the summary info from the lates comScore news release we received. It will renew your faith in the U.S. economy and business in general.
comScore, Inc. News Release
Final Shopping Weekend before Christmas Sees Growth of 17 Percent to Push U.S. Online Holiday Season Spending Past $28 Billion
Spending Nears 2009 Holiday Season Total of $29.1 Billion with Nearly Two Weeks Remaining in Season
RESTON, VA, December 22, 2010 – comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 49 days of the November – December 2010 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $28.36 billion has been spent online, marking a 12-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year. The most recent week (week ending Dec. 19) reached $5.5 billion in spending, an increase of 14 percent versus the corresponding week last year. The final shopping weekend before Christmas reached $900 million in retail e-commerce spending, representing a strong 17-percent growth rate versus last year.
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