42244

econsultancy_xml

IMRG / Capgemini: <ul> <li>UK shoppers will spend £13.16bn online in the last quarter of 2008, 15% more than Q4 2007. </li> <li>This equates to £215 for every person in the UK, but represents a slowdown compared with the 54% year on year increase in 2007. </li> <li>IMRG predicts that Monday 8th December will be the busiest day for etailers, with £320m of sales. Peak web shopping times are expected between 1pm and 2pm.</li> </ul> Verdict Research: <ul> <li>Verdict has a more optimistic outlook, predicting that Christmas online sales in the UK will hit £7bn, a 39.9% increase.</li> </ul> US holiday season - Forrester: <ul> <li>A similar pattern is expected in the US, with Forrester <a href="http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,47380,00.html">predicting</a> that shoppers will spend $44bn in November and December. </li> <li>This would be an increase of 12% over Christmas 2007, but indicates slower growth than in previous years.</li> </ul> eMarketer: <ul> <li>eMarketer <a href="http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?id=1006682">predicts</a> that online xmas sales (November and December) will reach $32bn in 2008, up 10% over 2007.</li> </ul> I'll check again in January to see how accurate these predictions prove to be... Related articles: <a href="/blog/668-an-internet-christmas-round-up">An internet Christmas round-up...</a> <a href="/blog/2053-xmas-etail-stats-round-up">Xmas etail stats round-up</a> Related research: <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/internet-statistics-compendium-december-2008">Internet Statistics Compendium - October 2008</a>

<FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>IMRG / Capgemini:</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <List Type="Disc"> <ListItem>UK shoppers will spend £13.16bn online in the last quarter of 2008, 15% more than Q4 2007.<LineBreak /><LineBreak /> </ListItem> <ListItem>This equates to £215 for every person in the UK, but represents a slowdown compared with the 54% year on year increase in 2007.<LineBreak /><LineBreak /> </ListItem> <ListItem>IMRG predicts that Monday 8th December will be the busiest day for etailers, with £320m of sales. Peak web shopping times are expected between 1pm and 2pm.</ListItem> </List> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Verdict Research:</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <List Type="Disc"> <ListItem>Verdict has a more optimistic outlook, predicting that Christmas online sales in the UK will hit £7bn, a 39.9% increase.</ListItem> </List> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>US holiday season - Forrester:</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <List Type="Disc"> <ListItem>A similar pattern is expected in the US, with Forrester <Link URL="http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,47380,00.html" Window="Self">predicting</Link> that shoppers will spend $44bn in November and December. <LineBreak /><LineBreak /> </ListItem> <ListItem>This would be an increase of 12% over Christmas 2007, but indicates slower growth than in previous years.</ListItem> </List> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>eMarketer:</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <List Type="Disc"> <ListItem>eMarketer <Link URL="http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?id=1006682" Window="Self">predicts</Link> that online xmas sales (November and December) will reach $32bn in 2008, up 10% over 2007.</ListItem> </List> <Paragraph> <Quote>I'll check again in January to see how accurate these predictions prove to be...</Quote> </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related articles:</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/668-an-internet-christmas-round-up" Window="Self">An internet Christmas round-up...</Link> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/2053-xmas-etail-stats-round-up" Window="Self">Xmas etail stats round-up</Link> </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related research</Emphasis>:<LineBreak /><Link URL="http://econsultancy.com/reports/internet-statistics-compendium-december-2008" Window="Self">Internet Statistics Compendium - October 2008</Link></Paragraph> </FormattedContent>

2008-11-14T10:21:00+00:00

econsultancy_xml

With consumers' spending power on the high street expected to be hit by a slowing economy, e-commerce is expected by some to be the one bright spot for retailers this Christmas. IMRG released its predictions for Q4 yesterday, forecasting a 15% year on year rise in online shopping. With this in mind, I've taken a look at some other predictions for Christmas 2008 for the UK and US markets...

<FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>With consumers' spending power on the high street expected to be hit by a slowing economy, e-commerce is expected by some to be the one bright spot for retailers this Christmas. </Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>IMRG released its predictions for Q4 yesterday, forecasting a 15% year on year rise in online shopping.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>With this in mind, I've taken a look at some other predictions for Christmas 2008 for the UK and US markets...</Quote> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent>

false 2967

Related Econsultancy reports include our <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-platforms-buyer-s-guide-2009">E-commerce Platforms Buyer's Guide</a>, <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/delivering-successful-e-commerce-projects">Delivering Successful E-commerce Projects</a> and <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-retail-2007-checkout-special">Online Retail Checkout Special</a>. See also the <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-statistics">E-commerce Statistics Compendium</a>.

366715

Xmas online retail predictions round-up false

2008-11-17T08:45:00+00:00

xmas-online-retail-predictions-round-up

2009-04-28T23:18:18+01:00

2009-10-13T09:52:40+01:00

906