Site has raised $400,000 this holiday season for Ray Greenly Scholarship Fund
Shoppers spent more than $12 million through CyberMonday.com this holiday season
Site had 2.4 million unique visitors on Cyber Monday alone
Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Macy's and Kohl's were shoppers top five favorite holiday advertisements
17.5% of consumers said the retailers' commercial motivated them to shop at their store
44.6% of shoppers said coupons were the biggest influencer in where they shopped this year The average person has completed 47.1% of their holiday shopping
20.7% of men have not started holiday shopping compared to 17.3% of women
Consumers plan on finishing their shopping at discount stores and online
66.2% of shoppers have primarily used their debit/check cards to purchase holiday gifts so far 59.% of shoppers will include a gift or original receipt with their purchases at least some of the time this year
87.2% of Americans feel retailers' return policies are fair
65.2% of gift recipients last year did not return any gifts last holiday season
- Two-thirds of retailers say the deadline to place orders for ground shipping with delivery by Christmas is on or before Friday, December 19
- 78% of online retailers will offer free shipping with conditions this holiday season
- More than 172 million shoppers visited stores and websites over the weekend
- Shoppers spent an average of $372.57, up seven percent over last year
- One-fourth of shoppers were at stores by 5 a.m. on Friday
- Clothing and electronics were the big sellers
- 85 million people plan to shop online on Cyber Monday, up from 72 million last year
- 84% of retailers will have a Cyber Monday promotion
- More than half of people with Internet at work will shop at the office
- Select CyberMonday.com Deals of the Hour unveiled
- Up to 128 million people will go shopping this Friday, Saturday, or Sunday
- Black Friday's silver lining may come from pent-up demand and lower gas prices
- 84% of retailers will have a Cyber Monday promotion
- More than half of people with Internet at work will shop at the office
- CyberMonday.com to feature Deal of the Hour on Cyber Monday
- Retailers are using web sites to drive store traffic for Black Friday
Consumers say word of mouth marketing and product reviews biggest influencers in apparel and electronic purchases this holiday season
45.0% of 18-34 year olds watch television while browsing the internet and 26% go online while listening to the radio
Barbie still tops girls' toy list but Hannah Montana jumps to #2
Top toys for boys include electronics like video games and the Wii, plus traditional favorites
42.6% of consumers plan to purchase toys this holiday season
Holiday gift card spending will drop 5.6%
Fewer people plan to purchase gift cards
Consumers plan to spend an average of $147.33 on gift cards this holiday season
Total holiday gift card spending expected to reach $24.9 billion
72% of consumers have completed 10% or less of their holiday shopping
Clothing, books, CDs, video games and DVDs among top holiday items
41.5% of consumers plan on using their debit/check card to purchase holiday merchandise
New site features include robust comparison shopping engine and Deal of the Hour promotions
Site has more than 600 retailers selling over 20 million products
All Shop.org proceeds from the site benefit the Ray Greenly scholarship fund
More retailers are loosening their return policy this holiday season
Returns as a percentage of sales are on the rise
Retailers are getting a handle on return fraud
Return fraud will cost retailers $3.5 billion this holiday season and $11.8 billion this year
- More than half of online retailers expect their holiday sales to grow 15% over last year
- 78% of retailers will offer free shipping with conditions this holiday season
- Retailers have invested in new or improved site features to improve online shopping experience
- Consumers' top reason for shopping online is convenience
- NRF offers five tips for buying gift cards
- Research finds gift cards will be most requested gift this Christmas
- Shoppers' main reason for buying gift cards is that it allows recipient to select own gift
- Top gift card concern by shoppers is that cards are impersonal
- None of gift cards offered by top 25 retailers have expiration dates
- Consumers plan to spend an average of $832.36 on holiday merchandise
- Americans to spend less on gifts for family
- More than half say sales/discounts or everyday low prices most important factor when deciding where to shop
- 40% of consumers will begin holiday shopping before Halloween
- Two-thirds plan to shop at discount stores for holiday items
- Increase would be lowest since 2002
- 2008 growth is expected to be half of 10-year average of 4.4% growth
- Total sales expected to be $470.4 billion
- NRF defines holiday sales as retail industry sales from the entire months of Nov. and Dec.
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