The Business of Christmas

THE BUSINESS Happy Christmas from everybody at Base Kit! It's the most wonderful time of the year. Buy a Basekit Business package this Christmas for just £1 a month for the first three months. Email [email protected] to sign up today. of christmas THE BUSINESS OF CHRISTMAS £1.46BN WILL BE - SPENT USING SMARTPHONES 6.5M REAL CHRISTMAS TREES SOLD EACH YEAR IN BRITAIN £3.72BN 35% WILL BE SPENT ONLINE IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS ALONE (STARTING NOV 29) ONLINE SHOPPERS SPENT EG.8BN ONLINE LAST CHRISTMAS MORE PEOPLE PLAN TO DO E6.8BN *0.5M SHOPPING OVER A SMARTPHONE THIS CHRISTMAS ONLINE SHOPPERS WILL SPEND E7.75BN ONLINE THIS CHRISTMAS Retail sales are 30-40% higher in December than the rest of the year COMPARED TO LAST CHRISTMAS £7.75BN AVERAGE CHRISTMAS SPENDING IN EUROPE AVERAGE CHRISTMAS E682 SPENDING IN EUROPE PER FAMILY E453 E492 ITALY FRANCE SWEDEN GERMANY UK £548 NETHERLANDS £563 -E390 CHRISTMAS OFFICE PARTIES 70% of this yoars Christmas parties will be themed E79 E90 EG5 COST PER HEAD IN LONDON EXCLUSIVE / SHARED COST PER HEAD OUTSIDE LONDON EXCLUSIVE/SHARED E45 70% TOP SELLING CHRISTMAS GIFTS OF THE 80S, 90S, & OOS THE 12 ONLINE SCAMS OF CHRISTMAS 1. MOBILE MALWARE 6. Mac malware 7. HOLIDAY PHISHING SCAMS 11. "IE" gift scams 12.IM AWAY FROM HOME" SCAMMERS 8.Online Coupon scams 2.Malicious mobile applications 3. Phony facebook promotions and contests 9. Mystery shopper scams 4. SCAREWARE, OR FAKE ANTIVIRUS SOFÍWARE 10. HOTEL WRONG TRANSACTION MALWARE EMAILS 5.Holiday screensavers The 12-dyh-online scams of Christmas SOURCES: http:/blogs.telegraph.co.ukculture/guystagg/100057929how-could-the-john-lewis-christmas-advert-cost-so-much http://www.internetretailing.net/2011/11Auk-shoppers-wil-spend-more-than-7bn-online-this-christmas-research http://www.google.com/hostednewsukpress/article/ALeqM5gDy4bY54ZSIWwyovMIFFFRSc20g?docld=N0527051320750470493A http://www.channelweb.co.uk/cm-ukhews/2124362/online-spending-set-rocket-christmas http://www.pressdispensary.co.ukteleasesic993238/Office-Christmas-Party-is-Bigger-Business-than-Ever,-Saying-Bah-Humbug-to-Econom.html http://press.kelkoo.co.uk/economic-forecaschristmas-retail-sales-in-the-uk-set-to-rise-by-680-million-1-this-year.html http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/most-popular-christmas-loys-of-the-last-20-years.html http://www.esquire.com/the-side/gifts/lop-christmas-gifts http://econsultancy.com/uk/blog/6902-one-in-len-brits-wildo-xmas-shopping-on-mobile http://www.mcafee.com/us/aboutnews/2011/q4/20111109-01.aspx http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/ukhewsid_1651000/1651645.stm http://www.rbs.com/investors/economic-insight/ranscript/transcript-031209.ashx http://hews.myhermes.co.uk/gift-delivery-over-christmas-quarter-of-market-800790759.news BK basekit