We remain enthusiastic about the start of this holiday season, as several categories saw substantial revenue increases. The growth in 2004 holiday revenue suggests that consumers are shifting more dollars to the Internet this season. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
Consumers have spent the weekend with their family and they've been in the stores. They now have a holiday list going. And today is the first day that people are back at work in front of their computers. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
It's a good time for online retailers to send some e-mail messaging to entice customers to both visit the site as well as potentially pull the trigger. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
They've been very aggressive so far. It's interesting, because for the past six years they've been trying to wean people off the idea that the Internet is all about low prices. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
Luxury retailers spend a lot of money advertising in the off-line world, in print, because they are comfortable with that, they have more control over that situation. Those brands want to keep up a specific image, so they've been cautious about advertising online. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
The lines are really blurring between toys and gadgets. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
People bought more than last year. You see the categories not changing very much from years past. We all expected a heavy gadget-type of Christmas. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
The 2005 holiday season was a gadget year for consumers of all ages, and consumers continued to show their love for free shipping. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
Toys and video games were not as fortunate this year, with a lack of must-have toys to drive sales. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
Computer hardware and consumer electronics had a stellar season with the price reductions. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
It was a huge gadget Christmas this year and those products are perfect for comparison shopping online. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
People trust that their on-time delivery is going to happen. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
I think it's a very good time for this, ... The advertising market is obviously far stronger than a few years ago, and Glam is going after a lot of luxury brands that hadn't yet come online then, and who still might be hesitant about it, and offering them a very controlled environment to test the waters. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
Apparel sales are mirroring the spending habits of consumers in the offline world more and more. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
In recent years, consumers shop online later and later in the holiday season making the week prior to the holidays the peak in online holiday shopping, with over half of shoppers completing all of their purchases. With guaranteed delivery by December 24th and additional discounts and incentives, online retailers continue to court shoppers until late in the season, looking to capture sales before shoppers turn to stores on Friday and Saturday for last minute purchases. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0
Apparel remains one of the more dominant product categories during the holiday season, mirroring offline holiday retail behavior. Heather Dougherty More Heather Dougherty Quotes 0