Christmas Online Sales 2009

quikshop · Dec 18, 2009

The peak trading weeks for on-line shops are coming to an end, only those who's websites convince visitors that they can get their orders within 24 / 48 hours will continue to generate good volumes of sales over the weekend and into next week.

How has everyone found the last few weeks?

Its been a mixed picture for those shop owners using our Ecommerce service that we've talked to, some have had an incredible bumper four weeks, others have had an ok'ish rise in sales but nothing spectacular.

Jeff FV · Dec 18, 2009

A bit of a tangent, but you might find this article interesting.

From the Guardian, it discusses sales of virtual goods this Christmas. Has certainly got me thinking!

privateer · Dec 18, 2009

quikshop said:
The peak trading weeks for on-line shops are coming to an end, only those who's websites convince visitors that they can get their orders within 24 / 48 hours will continue to generate good volumes of sales over the weekend and into next week.

How has everyone found the last few weeks?

Yes - today's my last shipping date before Christmas. I've been very lucky. This has already been my 3rd best month ever, and I'm +50% on December '08.

Bit frantic though, and the snow might complicate things if UPS can't get up my road today... :|

deniser · Dec 18, 2009

We were very busy up until yesterday when everything ground to a halt - luckily because Royal Mail isn't operating here today because of the snow and we can't get anything out until Monday now anyway.

But special delivery operates until Tuesday so we expect a few last minute orders over the weekend to despatch on Monday.

But our big sales will start on Christmas Day when we start our sale - we expect January to be busier than December.

webgeek · Dec 18, 2009

No complaints this year, despite increased competition driving down prices and taking margins with them. We've made up for the lower ROI by adding additional niche domain/carts as a way of leveling the playing field a bit. Saturation is effective.

Overall, things could be better, and our hopes are that Spring will see us rolling out a few different product lines into the affiliate networks and cashback sites (the latter I recommend highly if you've got margin to play with).

quikshop · Dec 18, 2009

webgeek said:
our hopes are that Spring will see us rolling out a few different product lines

I think that's a very good point, those businesses that innovate I suspect will fair a lot better during the pending post-Christmas down turn than retailers relying on the same ol' to keep selling regardless.

TmasterMind · Dec 21, 2009

Hi everyone,

Well in my case, I am also happy that even though I started my online project just November, I can say that my sales have been pretty well. I hope to have greater profit in the coming year and of course, this pays more time and effort to promote, market and help people learn more about my industry. It's all been helping and earning at the same time!

WeDesign · Dec 21, 2009

My business has been as dead as a dead thing, no one wants graphics/websites this time of year

Although about a month ago I was up to my eye's in work!!

DebtManagement · Dec 21, 2009

This is quite an interesting article on online sales this year

bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/12/christmas_shopping_online_v_on_the_high_st.html

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