'Cyber Monday' Ain't No Christmas Myth
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The first raw data on Internet usage yesterday indicate shoppers rode heavy on the net. But there's one important question outstanding: Were those shoppers also purchasers?
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Computer-savvy consumers did plenty of online shopping over the Thanksgiving weekend, giving companies like Amazon.com and walmart.com the same kickoff to the holiday season as department stores and malls had.
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especially to the electronics industry. This is the time of year when companies begin releasing their shiniest/newest/greatest products to compete for your holiday shopping dollar.
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Islamic militants may be in charge, but that doesn't mean there won't be Christmas this year.
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Although some major retailers saw Web site slowdowns on the day after Thanksgiving, Cyber Monday shoppers apparently had few problems buying online yesterday.
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Tech gifts needn't be electronic. Geeks and non-geeks alike can enjoy the old-fashioned pleasure of curling up by the fire with a good read. Michelle Delio reviews a passel of new books just in time for the holiday season.
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I know it's no use fussing about the financial mess many of you are probably going to get into this month by buying holiday gifts you can't afford with other people's money -- you know, credit cards.
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(InfoWorld) - The 2006 holiday shopping period got off to a strong start over the weekend, according to several e-commerce operators. The Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday is typically seen as the start of the holiday sales season in the U.S. and retail outlets across the nation see some of the largest crowds of the year on that day. In recent years, online retailers also report strong traffic on the day. While consumers may be opening their wallets to online retailers like never before, there's also evidence they are after bargains like never before. Two online price comparison sites, which point consumers to the lowest prices for various items, reported surging traffic. Pricegrabber.com said it's seen a 45 percent increase year-over-year in referrals to merchants for November to date. In some categories, including toys, sporting goods and apparel, the amount of traffic sent to retailers by Pricegrabber has more than doubled, it said. Rival site Shopping.com reported a 40 percent jump in November-to-date referrals to online retailers and said hot categories include kids and family, home and garden, and clothing and accessories. Despite the strong traffic, Monday is likely to be busier, said Shopping.com. Last year visitors to the site peaked between noon and 2 p.m. on Monday. Two of the season's hottest holiday gift items, the recently-launched PlayStation 3 and Wii games consoles, have been selling fast on Ebay. In the week to Nov. 24, 14,675 PlayStation 3 and 26,708 Wii consoles were sold through the site. The average price of the PS3 was US$1,186.39 while the Wii fetched an average $412.53, according to eBay Marketplace Research. Both prices are well above their suggested retail prices. Other hot electronics items include the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. BDP-1000 Blu-ray Disc player and Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod nano and iPod Shuffle, the company said.
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No, apparently it's not too early to think about holiday shopping. Gateway, HP and others are prepping new PCs for store shelves...
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(Corrects headline to show Web traffic growth, not Web  sales, fell on Black Friday
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Merchants say sales arm of popular auction site hasn't drawn expected online crowds.
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Consumers in the United States are already spending record amounts of money online. One e-commerce company has a novel way to help Net shoppers hunt for bargains this holiday season.
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Also: Digital cameras are the hottest gift for 2004. [News.com Extra]
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By Pat Kimbrough, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Dec. 9--HIGH POINT -- It isn't just retailers that benefit from the  consumer spending bonanza during the holiday season.
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Surging same-store sales don't mean the company's riding a turnaround wave.
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If sales from the first weekend of the 2004 holiday shopping season taught retailers anything, it&#39;s that there is no such thing as too much promotion.
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EBay was the online winner this "Black Friday," data published on Saturday showed, but overall Internet traffic growth was well below last year's even as bargain hunters tracked down sought-after toys and electronics on the Web before "Cyber Monday."