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eCOMMERCE SALES HISTORY 2000-2008 YTD
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ECOMMERCE SALES HISTORY 2000-2009 YTD
eCommerce is.....
"It's a billion dollar industry, soon to be a trillion."*1
UPDATE: December 1, 2009
$10.57 billion in ecommerce sales during the 2009 holiday season to date, this represents a 3% increase over the representing days last year. Black Friday is also no longer for “brick and mortar” retailers as online retail sales were an astounding $595 million, representing an 11% increase over Black Friday 2008.
2009 Holiday Season To Date vs. Corresponding Days* in 2008
Non-Travel (Retail) Spending
Excludes Auctions and Large Corporate Purchases
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Millions ($)
2008 2009 Percent Change
November 1 – 27 $10,254 $10.570 3%
Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 26) $288 $318 10%
Black Friday (Nov. 27) $534 $595 11%
Source: comScore, Inc.
DECEMBER 2008
Despite a downturn in the economy, ComScore reports that online sales on Black Friday were roughly flat this year at $534 million, compared to $531 million in 2007.
Here's a way to look at it. It'S $534 million and you can set a goal to obtain a portion of the $534 mil pie.
Some more ecommerce numbers for you:
- Online shoppers spent $733 million on Cyber Monday in 2007.
- Online retail spending hit $288 million on Thanksgiving Day, up from $272 million on Thanksgiving Day last year.
- Total 2007 Cyber Monday Sales: $733 million.
- Total online holiday spending prediction for 2008; 29.2 billion, yes billion.
What do these charts show about ecommerce?
eCommerce Chart 1: eCommerce Sales 2000-2008 YTD
In this chart you can clearly see the growth of ecommerce sales since 2k. These ecommerce sales numbers are in the billions: '01-$32.6, '02 $45.6, '03 $54.9, '04 $69.2, '05 $86.3, '06 $108.7, '07 $136.4, and '08YTD $136.0. 2008 ecommerce sales are expected to be flat compared to 2007, but it's still $136 billion in sales.
eCommerce Chart 2: Is eCommerce Recession Proof?
A Look at eCommerce Sales 2008 YTD and a comparison to 2007 ecommerce sales.
We know, ecommerce retail sales is not recession proof, but look at the numbers. This chart compares the ecommerce retail sales from 2007 to 2008 YTD and you'll see that in 2008 there has been steady growth and only in Q3 of 2008 was there a small decline in ecommerce retail sales, while Q4 is projected to be flat.
eCommerce Chart 3: Economy Indicators.
A look at how the economy indicators(gas prices, the consumer price index and unemployemnt) have impacted ecommerce sales.
Sources:CNNMoney, comScore, MercuryNews.com 1-Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Platinum Book of CHA-CHING! 2-US Census Bureau
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