Late Surge in Online Christmas Shopping
19. Dezember 2005
In comparison to 2004 when the number of online purchases increased steadily over a 6 week period leading up to the busiest online shopping day on 13th December, online sales this year did not begin to surge until much later on, rising sharply from the week commencing 28th November. The busiest day for online shopping across Europe however corresponded with 2004, with sales volumes peaking on Monday 12th December. TradeDoubler's tracking reveals that ecommerce trends are beginning to more closely reflect offline Christmas shopping habits with higher volumes of transactions occurring closer to Christmas.
Online consumer confidence is clearly at an all time high with fewer shoppers deterred by fears over online orders not arriving in time for Christmas. This last minute increase in European ecommerce makes it all the more important that retailers ensure they are fully prepared for steep rises in orders over the last few weeks before Christmas. As well as guaranteeing that unusually high order volumes can be fulfilled, it is also crucial that preparations are in place to ensure timely pre-Christmas deliveries.
In comparison to 2004 when the number of online purchases increased steadily over a 6 week period leading up to the busiest online shopping day on 13th December, online sales this year did not begin to surge until much later on, rising sharply from the week commencing 28th November. The busiest day for online shopping across Europe however corresponded with 2004, with sales volumes peaking on Monday 12th December. TradeDoubler's tracking reveals that ecommerce trends are beginning to more closely reflect offline Christmas shopping habits with higher volumes of transactions occurring closer to Christmas.
Online consumer confidence is clearly at an all time high with fewer shoppers deterred by fears over online orders not arriving in time for Christmas. This last minute increase in European ecommerce makes it all the more important that retailers ensure they are fully prepared for steep rises in orders over the last few weeks before Christmas. As well as guaranteeing that unusually high order volumes can be fulfilled, it is also crucial that preparations are in place to ensure timely pre-Christmas deliveries.
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