Holiday e-Commerce Spending Rose 16% in FY12 on Late Dec. Surge (AMZN) (EBAY)
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December 26, 2012 8:39 AM EST
Though e-commerce retail sales showed strong growth this year, overall sales were just about flat.
According to data from MasterCard's (NYSE: MA) SpendingPulse unit, retail sales rose just 0.7 percent from last year for the eight weeks ended December 24th. That was the slowest growth since a... More
November 21, 2012 3:46 PM EST
Online retail spending is on pace to post impressive results, according to data from comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR). The analytics company is predicting 17 percent year-over-year gains in spending, totaling $43.4 billion.
The 2012 online holiday shopping season is off to an encouraging start with a 16-percent growth thus far, said comScore chairman, Gian Fulgoni. Recent 5-year highs... More
