Although overall Retail sales during the shopping were down 5.5%, Amazon called its 2008 holiday shopping season “the best ever”.
Amazon.com today announced the 2008 holiday season finished as its best ever, with over 6.3 million items ordered worldwide on the peak day, Dec. 15, which is a record-breaking 72.9 items per second.
“We are extremely grateful to our customers,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. “We wish everyone happy holidays and the very best for the coming year.”
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This is good news for the online industry.
Times are really hard out there im glad amazon have done well lets hope it continues next year.
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Robbie
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Happy Holidays
Every year brings more online shoppers. I don’t know what the % shift is from brick & mortar stores to online retailers, but it must be growing year after year. I hate to see neighborhood stores eventually disappearing, but also like reviewing products online and getting information about the product that otherwise you just couldn’t find.
The talk of Circuit City declaring bankruptcy is a sign of the times. Despite all the business they have done, it’s apparently just not enough.
Absolutely not surprised. I think this is the perfect opportunity to start approaching brick and mortar shops about domains names and development. Whomever does not have an online presence is missing the train, and the money.
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