Yesterday, ComScore Networks Inc. released its estimates of consumer online non-travel (retail) spending at U.S. sites for the 2006 holiday season through Tuesday, December 26.
In the 56 days of the holiday season, the total online retail spending reached $23.11 billion, 26-percent increase from last year.
Gian Fulgoni, chairman of comScore Networks said :
"Online sales continued to show strong growth during the last week before Christmas when procrastinators were clicking with confidence."
"Consumers making purchases in those final days expressed both their faith in retailers ability to pick and pack their orders in a timely fashion and shippers ability to drop them on recipients doorsteps in time for Christmas."
Mr. Fulgoni also said :
"That online retail consumer spending for the year-to-date has surpassed the $100 billion mark is a testament to the continued growth and strength of the online marketplace."
"Retail e-commerce now accounts for approximately 7 percent of consumers U.S. retail spending (excluding gas, autos and food), making it an important component of the total U.S. economy."
According to ComScore in The Top Retail Web Sites, we see Amazon.com, Dell.com, Yahoo.com, Walmart.com, Ticketmaster.com, JCPenney.com, Apple.com, Bestbuy.com, Victoriassecret.com, Circuitcity.com
Source : ComScore Networks Inc.
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