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Christmas 2007 - what were the most popular online promotions used by retailers?

It's late summer and, while mere mortals are still contemplating the beach, canny retailers are starting to think about sleigh bells. This week we start a quest for online sales-boosting hints for the festive season, prompted by the arrival of the first list of top ten tips for Christmas success...

Xmas online shopping to reach £7 billion

Internet shopping was 50% higher last year than 2004 and this year IMRG anticipates that sales will be up 40% on 2005 with UK shoppers spending £7 billion online - or £4 million every hour during the 10-week run-up to Christmas 2006. IMRG estimates that Christmas shopping online will be equivalent to the sales of 30 Bluewater Shopping Centres this year. Verdict Research meanwhile puts fourth quarter online shopping at £3.4 billion, or 4.5% of all Christmas spending.

Christmas spend forecast to be highest for 12 years

The amount we each spend on Christmas presents this year is expected to rise by 22% over the amount that UK consumers spent in 2005, according to a survey by business advisers Deloitte. Total spending is forecast to reach £16.9bn - the highest level for 12 years. The £7bn that will be spent online this Christmas (as forecast by IMRG) would account for 41% of this. If these figures turn out to be the reality this Christmas then online retailers will be partying in the new year.

62% expect to purchase more online this Christmas

As we head towards December another flurry of surveys predicting Christmas online spend hit the news desk at IR Towers. It would appear that women will be doing more of their Christmas shopping online - and intend to sell unwanted gifts on classifieds and auction sites once the celebrations are over.

Retailers missing a Christmas trick or 2 online

Online retailers are missing a trick by not highlighting to customers the last ordering date for purchases to be delivered in time for Christmas. The research by Global Reviews, a customer experience benchmarking company, also remarks on how e-retailers are not properly assisting customers who are looking for ideas and recommendations on what to buy as presents.

Highest takings forecast for lunchtime today

Lunchtime today will be the hour when consumers spend the most on internet shopping this year, forecasts IMRG, with today marking the start of what is predicted to be the highest grossing week of the year.

Internet shopping tops £3bn in November

UK internet retail sales reached £3 billion in a month for the first time in November, reports the IMRG, "as Britain's 25 million online shoppers reaffirm their affinity with online Christmas shopping."

Best ever Christmas for internet retailers

Early reports indicate that online sales in the run up to Christmas were 50% up on 2005 as internet retailers, including Tesco and Amazon, record their best ever Christmas.

Sales boost poor high street performance

The number of shoppers in the high street in December was down on 2005 but rose by 34.8% over November's footfall, according to Retail Traffic Index figures from retail research group SPSL. The SPSL figures, based on the number of people entering shops, confirm reports in December that shoppers were starting to shop closer to Christmas - partly because many now prefer to do some of their gift searching and early shopping online in good time for guaranteed deliveries.

High street sales up on last year

High street sales in December were not all doom and gloom as retailers would have had us believe at the beginning of December. December's like-for-like sales were up 2.5% on 2005, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

[Editorial] Christmas 2006 up 54%

Online sales exceeded expectations this Christmas as shoppers worried bricks and mortar-only retailers by flocking to their computers instead of the high street in early December. Total sales taken by internet retailers in the ten-week run-up to Christmas were up 54% on the same period in 2005.

Conchango predicts Xmas 2007

Fashion retailers and Amazon are predicted to be online winners this Christmas, according to Conchango. Whilst some retailers are likely to be fully-prepared for a bumper online Christmas this year, there will be others that risk missing out on potential customers by not preparing their websites properly.

Christmas confidence for UK retailers

American Express 2007 Retail Monitor survey reveals 90% of UK shoppers plan to do at least some of their shopping online this year.

‘Twas the final week before Christmas

And not a single high-street retailer stirred. comScore announce the penultimate Christmas e-trading final results

Christmas 2008 e-tail sales expected to be 50% bigger

If you thought the Christmas 2007 e-tail season was big, then just wait until 2008 which could see another 50% increase in e-tail sales.

Ways to look at integrating your Christmas eMarketing

It's late summer and, while mere mortals are still contemplating the beach, canny retailers are starting to think about sleigh bells. This week we start a quest for online sales-boosting hints for the festive season, prompted by the arrival of the first list of top ten tips for Christmas success...

Christmas is coming. There, we said it. Now, let's make sure this festive season is a bumper one...

It's late summer and, while mere mortals are still contemplating the beach, canny retailers are starting to think about sleigh bells. This week we start a quest for online sales-boosting hints for the festive season, prompted by the arrival of the first list of top ten tips for Christmas success...

High street retailers continue to pull ahead of pure plays in online sales

The internet properties of the UK's top 100 high street retailers received 19.3% more visits during July than the 100 largest online-only retailers, says a new Hitwise report. And it's the fashion sector that's fuelling the high street's growth online...