UK/IR Online X-Mas Sales Up 40%
Posted: 13th Jan, 2004 By: MarkJ
The latest research from Shopcreator has reported that online X-Mas retailing in the UK and Ireland grew 40% over the previous years Christmas period:
Although it didn't come up with a total figure, Shopcreator found that average orders rose from £17.51 to £40.55 as shoppers used their plastic online instead of traipsing around the shops.
Indeed, sales in the run-up to Christmas "continued fiercely" to December 12, when order rates fell. The tail-off was expected since punters get a bit edgy as to whether their gifts will be delivered in time for the big day.
Said Shopcreator chief exec Andy Kitchener: "These figures confirm what we've seen throughout 2003 - that e-business has finally shaken off the stigma of the dotcom boom/bust and is now all about real companies using the Internet to transact real business with real customers."
More @ The Register.
Although it didn't come up with a total figure, Shopcreator found that average orders rose from £17.51 to £40.55 as shoppers used their plastic online instead of traipsing around the shops.
Indeed, sales in the run-up to Christmas "continued fiercely" to December 12, when order rates fell. The tail-off was expected since punters get a bit edgy as to whether their gifts will be delivered in time for the big day.
Said Shopcreator chief exec Andy Kitchener: "These figures confirm what we've seen throughout 2003 - that e-business has finally shaken off the stigma of the dotcom boom/bust and is now all about real companies using the Internet to transact real business with real customers."
More @ The Register.
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