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Blog:US eCommerce 2013-2017: Still On Fire (And A Jobs Engine To Boot!)

We have just finalized our projections for US eCommerce for 2013 and not surprisingly, the numbers are strong — excluding auctions, we expect that figure to be $262B, 13% higher than the total...

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Report:Must-Have eCommerce Features

Road Map: The Retail eCommerce Playbook

Companies often struggle with how to prioritize the countless issues that populate eCommerce to-do lists. This chapter of the retail eCommerce playbook is a prescriptive look at the industry...

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Blog:Stay Tuned For More Of The Retail eCommerce Playbook

You may have noticed that over the last several months, Forrester analysts have been writing “playbooks,” which are holistic overviews of various aspects of our respective coverage areas....

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Blog:As The Holidays Approach, Stores Need To Worry About Being “Showroomed"

As mobile Internet use has grown, so has the usage of smartphones in stores. Much of that in-store phone usage is innocuous — using store maps, for instance — but some of it is...

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Blog:US Mobile Retail Sales To Top $12 Billion In 2013

The rapid growth and ubiquity of smartphones has led many to conclude that a significant portion of Internet activity, including shopping, will migrate to these mobile devices. To help eBusiness...

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Report:US Online Holiday Retail Forecast, 2012

US Holiday Online Sales To Top $68 Billion

Forrester estimates that US holiday season online retail sales will grow 15% from 2011 to 2012. We expect consumers to show a willingness to spend this season and to use a variety of touchpoints,...

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Blog:Who Will Displace Amazon? One Of These 3 Will

Last week, my colleague Brian Walker and I released a lengthy overview of Amazon, its role in retail, and what eBusiness executives need to do to compete with this growing retail force. The...

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Report:The State Of Retailing Online 2011: Merchandising, Headcount, And Global Strategies

Benchmarks: The Retail eCommerce Playbook

This is the second of two reports that detail the findings from "The State Of Retailing Online, 2011," a Shop.org research survey conducted by Forrester Research. Specific topics covered in this...

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Report:The eCommerce Juggernaut Dominates Retail

Landscape: The Retail eCommerce Playbook

In the second chapter of the retail eCommerce playbook, we lay out the current state of eCommerce and the enormous trillion-dollar opportunity it will represent around the world by 2016. We discuss...

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Report:The State Of Retailing Online 2012: Investments In Mobile And Tablet Commerce

Forrester partners with Shop.org annually to survey online retail executives on their adoption of various web-related technologies and the investment levels associated with those initiatives. This...

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Report:The Art And Science Of Retail eCommerce

Executive Overview: The Retail eCommerce Playbook

As retail eCommerce sales continue to explode, eBusiness executives must check all the boxes to ensure that they are not missing opportunities in this critical channel. This playbook provides...

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Report:How US Consumers Shop On Mobile Devices

Consumers Use Mobile Phones Primarily For In-Store Product Research

Sales remain small on mobile devices, and online retailers are taking a cautious approach to investment in mobile services — for now. In this report, we discuss the size of the US mobile retail...

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Blog:Introducing The Retail eCommerce Playbook

In a recent blog post of mine, I mentioned that Forrester had launched the Retail eCommerce Playbook. This playbook provides a structured framework to guide eBusiness professionals through their most...

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Report:US Online Retail Forecast, 2012 To 2017

US Online Retail Will Reach $262 Billion In 2013

Online retail in the US continues to grow at a rapid rate, outpacing sales growth at traditional stores and stealing market share from them. We predict that online retail in 2013 will reach $262...

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Report:The Purchase Path Of Online Buyers In 2012

In 2011, Forrester partnered with GSI Commerce and its digital agency True Action to evaluate how shoppers touched various marketing touchpoints, such as paid search and email, prior to completing a...

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Blog:"State Of Retailing Online 2013" launches on Shop.org today

Forrester recently completed the “State Of Retailing Online 2013: Key Metrics And Initiatives” report in conjunction with our friends at Shop.org. It is available on Shop.org (with a...

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Blog:Why eBusiness Needs To Rethink The Value Of Personalization

In two recent instances in public forums, I’ve heard eBusiness executives talking about some rather disturbing uses of personal data. One was the CTO of a large big-box retailer who raised the...

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Report:Trends 2013: US Retail eBusiness

As US online retail continues to grow and capture shopper wallet share, online retail executives must determine the best areas on which to focus their limited resources, particularly given the number...

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Report:Why Amazon Matters Now More Than Ever

As Amazon.com has grown aggressively in recent years, expanded into diverse businesses, and achieved profitability, its impact on the eBusiness and retail sectors is now top of mind. For many...

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Report:The State Of Retailing Online 2012: Mobile And Tablet Commerce

Forrester partners with Shop.org annually to survey retailers on their attitudes toward and investments in the online retail channel. This year the research specifically probes mobile and tablet...

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Report:Why Every Retailer Needs An Online Marketplace

Multichannel retailers that are looking to compete effectively with aggressive pure-play counterparts that often offer cutthroat pricing or shipping programs will find that the marketplace model is a...

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Report:The Five Key Success Factors Of Every eBusiness

Strategic Plan: The Retail eCommerce Playbook

One of the questions that organizations launching an eCommerce operation commonly ask is, "Are there common elements behind success?" With a decade of retail eCommerce behind us, we can see that...

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Blog:Lessons from Toys R Us and Nordstrom

The 2012 Shop.org Annual Summit, the prestigious eCommerce confab, was held this past week in Denver.  I got the chance to emcee the event and meet the keynote speakers.  And the lineup was...

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Report:US Mobile Retail Forecast, 2012 To 2017

The rapid growth and ubiquity of smartphones naturally means that a significant portion of Internet activity, including shopping, will migrate to this mobile device. While mobile browsing on retail...

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Report:US Cross-Channel Retail Forecast, 2011 To 2016

Mobile Growth To Amplify Web Pre-Shopping More Than Ever

As consumers are more likely to own mobile devices and spend more of their time online than ever before, they are also likely now than ever to use the Web to support their purchases. By 2016,...

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