US festive online spending up 19%
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Sales in the US by online retailers rise 19% between 1 November and 27 December, comScore says.
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JupiterResearch predicted on Monday that a record number of US shoppers will make purchases via the Internet this year-end holiday season, spending more than 39 billion dollars online.
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U.S. personal spending jumped a much bigger-than-expected 1.1 percent in November, the sharpest rise in more than two years, while prices rose, a Commerce Department report showed on Friday.
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More consumers plan to increase their spending during this year's holiday season than did last year as concern about paying off debt has lessened and economic optimism has grown, a survey released Monday shows.
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A rosier economic outlook will boost U.S. holiday spending by up to 5 percent this year despite a firm resolution by many consumers to spend less, a consumer group said on Monday.
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Those shopping at post-Christmas sales between 26 and 28 December has risen 2.1% on last year, says a retail analyst.
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Spending by Americans shopping  online during this year's holiday season rose 24 percent from a  year earlier to $8.8 billion, with sharp gains in purchases of  clothing and entertainment, Web company VeriSign Inc. VRSN.O  said on Thursday.
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Online consumers in the United States spent &#36;8.8 billion, excluding travel purchases, in November, a 19 percent jump over the &#36;7.4 billion spent online a year earlier, a report released on Monday said.
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(InfoWorld) - Santa Claus may take online orders this year, but the Grinches will also be on the Internet. Holiday shopping online is expected toÂ reach new peaksÂ this year, and with the surge comes concern over the safety of transactions, according to technology services company EDS and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), both of which have issued guidelines for Web shoppers. U.S. shoppers are expected to buy about 25 percent of their holiday goods online this year, with a typical shopper spending nearly $800, according to the National Retail Federation. But various vendors and consumer groups have issued warnings for online shoppers because a likelihood of fraud accompanies the increase of buying online. Internet-related fraud cost an estimated $340 million last year, the FTC said. EDS and the FTC cautioned that online shoppers should: -- Know your retailer. Stick with reputable businesses with contact numbers and physical addresses. Some Web sites display seals that vouch for their security, but these can also be faked. -- Use secure Web sites. Sites that use encryption to protect data should display "https://" rather than "http://" in the address bar. Secure sites should also display a padlock symbol to show that the Web site has a secure, encrypted connection. EDS advises against sending a retailer more information than they need to complete a purchase. -- Be aware of phishing e-mail. Most people have received fraudulent e-mail asking for personal information. Never send information and never click on links in such e-mails, which are likely to be directed to look-alike Web sites designed to harvest identity and financial details. It's safe to type a Web site address into a browser. Reputable businesses do not ask for information through e-mails. -- Review privacy and security policies. Most companies will tell you what information they collect and how they use it. Also, foreign Web sites may be bound by different laws for how they can handle your personal information. -- Use antivirus and firewall software. -- Check your credit report and credit card balances regularly. The FTC Web site has a page devoted to holiday shopping tips, including those for online shoppers. Â
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Online holiday spending, excluding travel and auctions, was &#36;8.41 billion between Nov. 1 through Dec. 5, up 23 percent from the year-ago period and on track to meet estimates, comScore Networks said Friday.
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U.S. spending on Web advertising and Internet access expected to increase by double digits through 2011.
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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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Millions of British consumers are expected to spend Christmas Day shopping online for bargains.
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Holiday Web sales are running ahead of forecast as online gift certificates helped give Internet retailers a chance to participate in U.S. consumers' last-minute shopping spree, Internet research firm comScore Networks said on Wednesday.
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While they're still a sliver of overall U.S. retail sales, retail online sales continued to rise in the second quarter of the year to $15.7 billion, according to figures released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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Travel: Gear up for a Christmas spending spree with a spot of online window shopping.
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Online buying continues to snowball, according to the results of a recent America Online survey. This year, for the first time, Americans who regularly use the Internet for shopping -- researching