ComScore just released their official results for Cyber Monday 2009. This day was one for the record books, tying for the highest selling day in Internet history. It was easily the largest grossing Cyber Monday ever. Although sales expectations from yesterday to break the $900 million mark weren’t quite met, more dollars are set to come as the holiday season progresses.
Take a look at some of the bright spots:
While any type of growth in ecommerce is great for our industry, there are a few other points to consider before running down the aisles with our trophy:
Most startling, coupon sites saw record breaking traffic – Cybermonday.com saw a 50+% increase in traffic from last year. This means that people are turning online to look for convenient deals instead of committing full engagement to your brand. Sure, the sales numbers are great short-term, but what long term impact will this have for ecommerce? The numbers seem to be telling two different stories.
What do you think – was Cyber Monday a triumph or a side note? Let us know what you think!
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1. Cyber Monday 2009 a Recor&hellip | December 2nd, 2009 at 11:26 am
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3. Russ Squire | December 3rd, 2009 at 6:55 am
If we are having to resort to couponing and low margin super deals to get buyers take on the internet that does not bode well for our global positioning long-term.
If all people perceive us as is “the low price option” then our industry has to re-position and create a value proposition.
The web needs to be about convenience, speed, and going green. Think of the millions of gallons of gas that could be saved if everyone shopped online.
4. Matt | December 8th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
That’s a really interesting point, Russ. Based on recent trends, some people are saying that the value proposition of ecommerce is serving as “the low price option.” Do you think that in the future (or even now) there will be a shift to online sales on Black Friday for convenience purposes alone? The going green idea is also an interesting selling point – how do you think this could be leveraged across the industry?
5. Cyber Monday puts credit &hellip | December 10th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
[...] rather than shop conservatively at brick and mortar retail stores. Interestingly, according to Onlinebusiness.volusion.com, page views per session fell approximately 25% while product views dropped 19%. Does this mean that [...]
6. Frank | May 3rd, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Cyber monday was definitely a success at our site, and that’s without any coupons.
Frank
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