01-05-2007, 11:00 AM
Quote:E-tailers rode a strong holiday season to record-smashing sales for 2006, with revenue topping US$100 billion for the first time...
The report said retail spending reached $102.1 billion for all of 2006, a 24 percent increase over 2005 Web spending levels. Sales during the end-of-year holiday season were up 26 percent to $24.6 billion, the company said...
Looking forward, e-commerce companies and boosters may need to remove some roadblocks to allow more growth, however.
Gartner recently reported that as much as $2 billion in additional sales was likely lost during 2006 because of security concerns among consumers...
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