November
30, 2005
From
E-Commerce Times:
"Train
Your Web Site Like an Athlete"
Five
variables that drive a site's ability to achieve the ultimate level of
performance and enable a company to meet its business goals...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com
November
29, 2005
From CNET:
"Talking
Turkey - Online Shopping Jumps"
Online
shopping jumped more than 32 percent year-over-year in the two days
following US Thanksgiving...
http://news.com.com
November
25, 2005
From The
Globe and Mail:
"Catalogue
Shopping Is So Yesterday"
Comparison
shopping sites have undergone enormous growth...
http://www.globetechnology.com
November
24, 2005
From
InternetRetailer.com:
"Mondays
Biggest Online Shopping Days during the Holidays"
Customers
shop in the store on the weekends and on Monday continue their holiday
shopping experience, searching for better prices and bargains online...
http://www.internetretailer.com
November
22, 2005
From
InternetRetailer.com:
"Online
Holiday Sales Take Off"
Online
sales for the week ending October 30 grew 39% year-over-year, reaching
$1.77 billion...
http://www.internetretailer.com
November
17, 2005
From
E-Commerce Times:
"How
to Host a Successful Holiday Shopping Season"
Eight
tips to prevent your company's Web site from crashing during the holiday
shopping season...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com
November
16, 2005
From the
New York Times:
"Small-Town
Shops Bulk Up on the Web"
Beyond
the revenue from online sales, small merchants say the biggest benefit of
e-commerce is that it enables them to turn over their inventory much more
quickly, so they can add more products and variety to their sales
floors...
http://www.nytimes.com
November
15, 2005
From
InternetRetailer.com:
"Most
Online Shopping Is During Business Hours"
40%
more visitors and 53% more purchasing on weekdays than on weekends...
http://www.internetretailer.com
November
10, 2005
From CNET:
"Mondays
Key For Web Holiday-Shopping"
Shoppers
tend to follow up their weekend store visits by researching comparative
pricing and purchasing on Mondays...
http://news.com.com
November
9, 2005
From
iMarketing News:
"Web
Pages: Think Twice Before Landing"
Focus
on creating call-outs, teasers and text links within the content of the
entry page, nudging the user toward each goal page or optimal navigational
path...
http://www.dmnews.com
November
8, 2005
From
eMarketer:
"More
Web Users Are Shopping Online"
The
Internet reaches a great many people who are poised to make buying
decisions...
http://www.emarketer.com
November
7, 2005
From
ClickZ.com:
"Web
Sites: Best Practices or Creativity?"
You
can't afford to have an average site or a site that looks and feels like
your competitor's.
You must find ways to differentiate the
experience...
http://www.clickz.com
November
4, 2005
From
E-Commerce Times:
"Online
Retailers Expecting Double-Digit Increase"
Online
sales will represent seven to eight percent of the $435 billion retail
pie...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com
November
1, 2005
From
ClickZ.com:
"The
Web Site Law of Averages"
Web
user behavior isn't normal in the statistical sense of the word.
It's usually highly abnormal and highly skewed...
http://www.clickz.com
November
1, 2005
From
Internet News:
"Good
Tidings For Online Retailers in 2005"
2.5
million new households are expected to begin shopping online for
Christmas...
http://www.internetnews.com