Cyber Monday Archives - e-Strategy Trends

This infographic from think with Google illustrates five holiday shopping trends you’ll want to keep an eye on for the 2015 retail season.

Retail e-commerce spending from desktops exceeded $2 billion for the first time on Cyber Monday, representing a 17% year-over-year rise.

eCommerce sales were up by 8.5% year-over-year, per IBM Digital Analytics, although average order values were down by 3.5%.

Nearly half (46 percent) of shoppers ended up buying in-store in 2013, up from just 35 percent in 2011.

Some shoppers (29%) will start holiday shopping before Halloween.

Holiday season ecommerce conversion rates also saw a leap between 2012 and 2013, most dramatically on Cyber Monday, when they increased from 3.3% to 3.8%.

Revenues over the two-month period from the beginning of November to the end of December climbed 12% year over year.

The growth rate for the holiday season through December 22nd stood at 10%. Even so, IBM reports a robust 16.5% increase in online sales on Christmas Day.