The 2011 holiday season shopping has started in America. Data compiled during the first twenty days of November 2011 by comScore showed significant growth of online shopping from one year ago. comScore data is the most widely used by Wall Street analysts, technology industry watchers, tech bloggers, and others.
One day after the Thanksgiving is called Black Friday in America where bargain hunters will line up in front of malls and electronic stores to get the best deals, but many will login into Internet and searching for the best deals or special offers. According to comScore, online retail spending for the November to December period (61 days) will jump to $37.6 billion in America, compared to one year ago which was totaled $32.6 billion (or, an increase of 15%).
Large number Internet users in America will utilize online shopping websites such as Microsoft’s Bing Shopping to find products, compare prices, and obtain reviews. Bing Shopping also partners with Facebook as users from the world’s largest social network could give their opinions to their friends or family members regarding a particular product or service.
(Table: comScore)
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