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3. Ecommerce is largely insulated from macro-economic conditions

4. The US Department of Commerce released even more bullish estimates It reported ecommerce growth above 17% for the first half of 2011

5. Scot Wingo CEO ChannelAdvisor Eric Best CEO Mercent Chad White Research Director Responsys What is your outlook for the online holiday shopping season? “ We had a solid holiday last year, and we’re forecasting similar results in 2011. The more price-conscious consumers become, the more comparison shopping they’re going to be doing.” “ It was a banner year for online sales last holiday season. This year we can expect that online sales should be very robust again.” “ We predict 15% to 20% online sales growth. Ecommerce seems to be insulated from what is going on in the macro economy right now.”

6. The experts said online holiday sales will be at least as strong as they were in 2010 Online holiday sales grew 12% in 2010

8. Holiday season shoppers are versatile at using the web to find deals

9. Daily deal sites will be a popular holiday gift buying destination

10. The most popular daily deal categories will be dining and shopping

11. Consumers were purposeful in their shopping behavior 67% of consumers researched online prior to purchase 67%

12. Holiday shoppers timed their purchases around key promotional periods

13. Scot Wingo CEO ChannelAdvisor Eric Best CEO Mercent Ryan Gibson VP of marketing Rimm-Kaufman When will retailers start their holiday promotions? “ An increasing percentage of holiday shopping is happening on or before Cyber Monday because consumers are being trained to respond to promotional offers that are associated with those days.” “ Retailers have nowhere else to go but even earlier than Thanksgiving with their promotions. The Halloween to Thanksgiving period is going to be interesting to watch.” “ A lot of retailers are trying to capture consumers’ dollars up front in the season. To get that to happen, retailers are offering bigger incentives.”

14. More retailers have been sending email promotions in advance of Black Friday

15. Consumers are doing more of their Black Friday weekend buying online The web accounted for 33% of the average amount spent in 2010

16. More retailers are offering Cyber Monday promotions

17. Most Cyber Monday spending takes place on office PCs

18. The post-holiday period has become a peak shopping period. 45% of consumers shopped after Christmas in 2010, up from 41% in 2009.

20. Mobile is a fast-emerging holiday shopping channel Mobile’s contribution to retail sales rose from 3.4% to 6.5% in six months

21. Even though mobile purchases are on the rise, most smartphone owners used their device primarily for research last holiday season.

22. Scanner apps are becoming an increasingly popular mobile research tool

23. Jeremy Lockhorn VP, emerging media Razorfish David Hogue VP of experience design Fluid Raven Zachary President Small Society How is the iPad changing shopping behavior? “ The iPhone is what you use on the way to the coffee house; the iPad is what you use when you get there.” “ It presents the potential for a whole new social interaction. You can hand someone your iPad and say, ‘Hey take a look at this.’” “ The iPad opens up more possibilities for discovery, open-mindedness, impulse shopping.”

24. Tablet owners make purchases at rates higher than smartphone owners 24% 16%

25. Tablet owners not only purchase more than smartphone owners, but they also purchase from different categories.

27. Social commerce is still highly experimental for retailers Social visitors accounted for 1.2% of traffic and 1.6% of sales on retail sites

28. Last year, 57% of consumers conducted any one of a variety of holiday shopping activities on social networks 57%

29. Retail Facebook pages are influencing purchase decisions 23% of consumers said such pages are “influential” or “extremely influential”

30. Consumers follow retailers on Twitter mostly to learn about sales and promotions

31. Social network users share Cyber Monday deals with their friends

32. Consumers use social media to express their opinions about brands and products.

34. Search is the way online consumers begin looking for products

35. Retail emails help consumers discover deals

36. Expect more retailers to use retargeted display ads to catch holiday shoppers across the web who looked but did not buy on a recent visit to a retail site.

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