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E-commerce Sales Increase in 4th Quarter 2010

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The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce released their fourth quarter report on February 17, and the estimates look good for e-commerce businesses. Retail e-commerce sales (adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes) was $44.1 billion, an increase of 5.6% over the third quarter. “Total retail sales for the fourth quarter of [...]

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Retail E-commerce Continues to Grow

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eMarketer is forecasting that e-commerce spending is expected to grow 13.7% to $51.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010. Last year’s 4th quarter sales were $45.2 billion. That translates to a 2010 full-year projection of $162.4 billion in online retail sales, up 12.7% over 2009. It’s not any real surprise to those of us [...]