First-ever decline in online retail spending

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by WiseOne, Nov 26, 2008.

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Nobody was expecting online shopping to be immune from the economic downturn, but most forecasts had been calling for at least a smidgen of growth. Now, even that hope is damped.

For the first 23 days of November, online sales declined 4% to $8.2 billion from $8.5 billion the same time last year, according to market-research firm comScore Inc. The firm projects that retail spending online in the months of November and December will total $29.2 billion, flat from the same period last year -- a dreary sign for online retailers, many of which had grown accustomed to double-digit gains.
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WiseOne's Comments, well they are right as I have never seen such a decline in online shopping since I first got on the internet. Times are truly bad out there and are getting worse...

WiseOne, Nov 26, 2008

WiseOne, Nov 26, 2008

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