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Uptime and performance of US e-commerce websites during December 2011 (study)
Out of the 59 US-based e-commerce sites we monitored during the holiday season last year 28 scored a perfect 100% uptime for December. Whether this helped spur on the booming sales in the US, we don’t know, but retail e-commerce spending in the US reached $37.2 billion for the November to December 2011 period. That was an increase of 15% from the same period in 2010.
10 guests every geek wants to have over for Thanksgiving dinner
Today is Thanksgiving and although it’s primarily a North American tradition its impact reaches across the globe. The stuffed turkey dinner, Black Friday sales and other traditions associated with Thanksgiving are starting to make an appearance in many other parts of the world
Holiday retailers, get your mobile-friendly sites ready or risk losing sales
Apparently we will be “careful and controlled” this holiday season, at least when it comes to spending money on gifts and things, but there’s no doubt that the Christmas Spirit will hit us once again. If you’re a retailer many of your customers will this year use mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets to find your store and your products. And they will do so more than they have in previous years and no matter whether you’re an online or offline retailer
