“Joyful” On-line Holiday Shopping Forecast

Santa thinks FSI has been nice this year.

Pinch yourself if you’ve heard this before: The upcoming holiday season could make online retailers as joyful as Santa when he spies a plate of fresh-baked cookies.

The latest optimistic holiday forecast comes from Shop.org, the online retailing division of the National Retailer Federation. In recent report, Shop.org says that nearly 64% of retailers expect their online sales to increase by at least 15% compared with last year’s holiday shopping season.  Last year, only 46% of retailers said the same.

“Retailers continue to see the web as a bright spot in the industry and have put finishing touches on new site features so their customers will have good experiences when shopping online this holiday season,” says Fiona Swerdlow, Shop.org’s head of research.

72% of U.S. online consumers say they will shop online for holiday gifts this season, and 40% of those shoppers say they’ll spend from $100 to $300 for gifts at e-retailers. Another 24% say they’ll spend up to $500, according to exclusive research conducted for Internet Retailer. More than a third of online shoppers (34%) will buy gift cards this season.

FSI is already busy meeting the needs of our on-line retail customers, packing and shipping thousands of orders daily following the Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday.  Just remember, when you need a world-class e-commerce pick/pack/ship experience for the Holidays and all year through… FSI Delivers!

Source:  Internet Retailer.com