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Lawrence Fournier is a Marketing Consultant focused on Retail Technology. Lawrence is based in Massachusetts and is a regular contributor to the Retail Blog.

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August 2007 Archive


August 1, 2007

U.S. Retail E-Commerce Climbs 23 Percent in Q2; On Track to Reach $200 Billion in 2007

According to comScore (www.comscore.com), a leader in measuring the digital world, total U.S. e-commerce spending for the second quarter of 2007 climbed to $47.5 billion or an increase of 19 percent over the same period last year. Non-travel (retail) e-commerce grew 23 percent versus year ago to $27.2 billion, while online travel spending increased 14 percent to $20.3 billion.

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August 6-9, 2007
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Industry Blog Roll and Portals

The following are links to some blogs and web sites for retailers and consumer products manufacturers
  • POPAI Job Bank
    Job openings and opportunities for employers and employees in the point-of-purchase advertising industry
  • Retail Wire
    Daily discussions and comments on important retail issues
  • Church of the Customer
    All about word of mouth, customer evangelism, and citizen marketers
  • Malls of America
    Vintage photos and stories of American shopping malls