Heather Dougherty Season Quotations

Now that the 2005 holiday shopping season is underway, traffic to retail sites will climb as shoppers head back to work on Monday ready to make headway on their holiday shopping lists, ... Cyber Monday will bring additional growth in traffic for online retailers by luring shoppers to their sites through sales promotions and free shipping incentives.

The 2005 holiday season was a gadget year for consumers of all ages, and consumers continued to show their love for free shipping.

Computer hardware and consumer electronics had a stellar season with the price reductions.

E-commerce is gaining ground amongst consumers during the holiday season due to its convenience, product selection and lower prices.

In recent years, consumers shop online later and later in the holiday season making the week prior to the holidays the peak in online holiday shopping, with over half of shoppers completing all of their purchases. With guaranteed delivery by December 24th and additional discounts and incentives, online retailers continue to court shoppers until late in the season, looking to capture sales before shoppers turn to stores on Friday and Saturday for last minute purchases.