For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals (Length: 20 pages)

October 23, 2009

The State Of Retailing Online 2009: Profitability, Economy, And Multichannel

This is the third document in "The State Of Retailing Online 2009" series.

by Sucharita Mulpuru

with Patti Freeman Evans, Peter Hult, Brendan McGowan


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Although 2008 is generally regarded by retail executives to be one of the worst years ever, online retailers as a whole fared well. In "The State of Retailing Online 2009," a Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research, retailers noted that Web divisions grew by 18% in 2008. This report details overall Web retailer sentiment about the upcoming 12 months, tactics employed to drive sales and profitability during the downturn, attitudes toward social commerce tactics, and perspectives on multichannel integration.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemWeb Retail Continues To Be A Bright Spot As The Economy Wavers

itemMultichannel Integration Inches Forward With Organizational Changes

itemSocial Tactics Are Largely Experimental

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itemRetailers Hope For An Upturn In Q4 But Plan For A Prolonged Recession

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester examined data from "The State of Retailing Online 2009," a Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research. Respondents include online retailers that transact with consumers by selling products via the Internet.

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Analyst: Sucharita Mulpuru
Technology: Customer Experience, eBusiness/eCommerce, Economy, Interactive Marketing, Marketing & Advertising, Recession, Social Computing & Web 2.0
Industry: Business-To-Consumer eCommerce, eBusiness/eCommerce Strategy, Multichannel Retail, Retail, Retail Marketing
Geography: North America

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