01-05-2006, 10:23 AM
Quote: Specialty retailers provide customers with high broadband connections the fastest access to e-commerce sites, according to Gomez Inc.
Gomezs index of the 50 largest web retailers notes that customers with a high broadband connection can visit a specialty retail site in about 4.9 seconds, compared to consumer products (5.1 seconds), apparel (5.1 seconds) computers/electronics (6.2 seconds) and mass merchants (6.4 seconds)...
Web site performance, specifically how often a retailing site remains online despite frequent heavy traffic, also remains a key benchmark of how successful retailers are in meeting customer expectations...
full article: http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=17180