Home>Topics>>Following a "prolonged post-Cyber Monday lull," U.S. holiday season e-commerce sales are only up 13% Y/Y, says comScore - that's below a prior forecast of 17%, in spite of 28% Black Friday growth. ...
Following a "prolonged post-Cyber Monday lull," U.S. holiday season e-commerce sales are only up 13% Y/Y, says comScore - that's below a prior forecast of 17%, in spite of 28% Black Friday growth. ...
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Wed, 19 Dec 2012
Following a "prolonged post-Cyber Monday lull," U.S. holiday season e-commerce sales are only up 13% Y/Y , says comScore - that's below a prior forecast of 17%, in spite of 28% Black Friday growth. Recent ChannelAdvisor data also points to a slowdown for Amazon ( AMZN ), eBay ( EBAY ), and others. ...
Traffic should be up this holiday season, but promotional activity will be heightened as consumers continue to demand a good bargain, says Morningstar's R.J. Hottovy.
Morningstar's Kim Picciola says BlackFriday is an opportunity for retailers to tweak their strategies as they head into the holidayshopping season, but it isn't the be-all, end-all.
Tough comparisons from 2011 plus stiffer price competition will translate to about 3%-4% growth in holiday sales this year, says Morningstar's director of consumer equity research.