The E-Shopping Blizzard

THE E-SHOPPING BLIZZARD Will The Shopping Avalanche Freeze E-cCommerce Networks? 44% OF CONSUMERS The narrow line between holiday shopping and unbridled pandemonium continues to shrink as consumers storm online and brick & mortar vendors. Spending an average of $740 on Christmas presents, and $107 on themselves, consumers have put their global-economic fears aside in pursuit of retail fulfillment. They're expected to spend over $54 billion on Internet purchases alone. As traffic soars, vendors are bulking up their e-commerce platforms and network systems to efficiently serve shoppers. Purchased something Ethey're seen shared on Ea social media site. $54.47 BILLION Online Shopping Sales Expected, up 16.8% from last year Merchants typically see a 200% increase in organic traffic over the Thanksgiving and up to 800% or more if they run a marketing campaign. III A note from Santa: $1.98 BILLION "One credit card processor we work with does nearly 35% of its Cybercriminals mark their calendar and capitalize on the online shopping frenzy through fake sites and scams masquerading as 'special' promotions. annual dollar volume this time of 2012 Cyber Monday Sales, Up 17% from 2011 $586.1 BILLION year and 20% of its total transaction volume, which is tens of millions of card swipes," said Stratus Technologies CEO Dave 2012 Retail Sales Expected, up 4.1% from last year The National Retail Federation says retailers are expected to hire an additional 585,000 to 625,000 seasonal workers this holiday season. Laurello. " Just minutes of 1 IN EVERY 5 SHOPPERS Will buy a daily deal gift from a site like Groupon downtime could be disastrous financially and to its reputation." $ 48% of shoppers plan to shop online and in-store equally this holiday season. $740 AVERAGE American's Dollar Spend on Holiday Gifts $54.47 BILLION InfoRelay supports a number of Credit Card transaction firms, and ensures 24/7/365 data center monitoring* to prevent malicious behavior from Santa's naughty list. BUY NOW Online Shopping Sales Expected, up 16.8% from last year Researchers note a "butt brush" effect, which means that when a customer's personal space is invaded, they will leave, even if interested in the item. Presented by InfoRelay HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM INFORELAY! VISIT WWW.INFORELAY.COM OR CALL 703.485.4600 FOR MORE INFORMATION. *At most facilities. sources: informationweek.com, examiner.com, invesp.com, blackhillsfox.com, steelhouse.com, adobe.com, internetretailer.com, facts.randomhistory.com, ctbt.om and thestreet.com THE E-SHOPPING BLIZZARD Will The Shopping Avalanche Freeze E-cCommerce Networks? 44% OF CONSUMERS The narrow line between holiday shopping and unbridled pandemonium continues to shrink as consumers storm online and brick & mortar vendors. Spending an average of $740 on Christmas presents, and $107 on themselves, consumers have put their global-economic fears aside in pursuit of retail fulfillment. They're expected to spend over $54 billion on Internet purchases alone. As traffic soars, vendors are bulking up their e-commerce platforms and network systems to efficiently serve shoppers. Purchased something Ethey're seen shared on Ea social media site. $54.47 BILLION Online Shopping Sales Expected, up 16.8% from last year Merchants typically see a 200% increase in organic traffic over the Thanksgiving and up to 800% or more if they run a marketing campaign. III A note from Santa: $1.98 BILLION "One credit card processor we work with does nearly 35% of its Cybercriminals mark their calendar and capitalize on the online shopping frenzy through fake sites and scams masquerading as 'special' promotions. annual dollar volume this time of 2012 Cyber Monday Sales, Up 17% from 2011 $586.1 BILLION year and 20% of its total transaction volume, which is tens of millions of card swipes," said Stratus Technologies CEO Dave 2012 Retail Sales Expected, up 4.1% from last year The National Retail Federation says retailers are expected to hire an additional 585,000 to 625,000 seasonal workers this holiday season. Laurello. " Just minutes of 1 IN EVERY 5 SHOPPERS Will buy a daily deal gift from a site like Groupon downtime could be disastrous financially and to its reputation." $ 48% of shoppers plan to shop online and in-store equally this holiday season. $740 AVERAGE American's Dollar Spend on Holiday Gifts $54.47 BILLION InfoRelay supports a number of Credit Card transaction firms, and ensures 24/7/365 data center monitoring* to prevent malicious behavior from Santa's naughty list. BUY NOW Online Shopping Sales Expected, up 16.8% from last year Researchers note a "butt brush" effect, which means that when a customer's personal space is invaded, they will leave, even if interested in the item. Presented by InfoRelay HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM INFORELAY! VISIT WWW.INFORELAY.COM OR CALL 703.485.4600 FOR MORE INFORMATION. *At most facilities. sources: informationweek.com, examiner.com, invesp.com, blackhillsfox.com, steelhouse.com, adobe.com, internetretailer.com, facts.randomhistory.com, ctbt.om and thestreet.com