Prepare your site for E-Holidays

November 06, 2003 |

The holiday buying season is nearly upon us. Time to make sure that your e-commerce operation is fully optimized for what everyone hopes will set a record for online sales.

The holiday buying season is nearly upon us. (OK, it’s already upon us.) But it’s still not too late to make sure that your e-commerce operation is fully optimized for what everyone hopes will set a record for online sales.

Consumer confidence is up, spending forecasts are optimistic, GDP is on the rise… much seems right—or at least better than it has been recently—with the economic world in the United States.

Jupiter Research recently predicted that online holiday retail sales will be $17 billion, a 21 percent increase over online consumer spending in 2002.

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