The US saw online spending up 14% but not as much as originally forecast, while the UK shot up by 17.8%.
But overall sales appear to have been disappointing with a slump in traditional retail and high street sales.
“Many retailers have invested a lot in making their websites easier to use across devices and also increasing confidence in their online security," Helen Dickinson said.
"For the more established retailers, it seems that much of the growth is now coming from online orders, while shop sales are stagnant at best."
However, online retail was still only a small proportion of total sales, accounting for a little over 10%.
BBC News - Online shopping bolsters Christmas sales”
"For the more established retailers, it seems that much of the growth is now coming from online orders, while shop sales are stagnant at best."
However, online retail was still only a small proportion of total sales, accounting for a little over 10%.
BBC News - Online shopping bolsters Christmas sales”
So the message is getting louder and louder. If you sell or offer online services, this market is growing, especially the mobile market. I think free basic and amateur websites will now start to suffer as commercial websites become slicker, more professional and more importantly, mobile friendly!
I'll bet mobile devices will account for 40% of online traffic by Dec 2013, which is a lot of lost customers if you don't have a slick mobile solution!
Anyone have any good xmas results? Maybe up on the year before, or has it been the same as last year or worse?
