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Boxing Day 2011 biggest ever day for online retail
96 million UK Internet visits to online retailers
UK spends 13 million hours shopping online on Boxing Day
London, 28 December 2011 – Boxing Day 2011 broke online retail records as 96 million UK Internet visits went to retail websites a 19.5 per cent increase from last year’s figures according to online data experts Experian Hitwise. Britons spent 13 million hours shopping on Boxing Day making 26 December 2011 the single biggest online shopping day ever witnessed.
James Murray, Marketing Research Analyst commented: “Boxing Day is traditionally the biggest retail day of the year, but this year it was massive with over 15 million more visits going to retail website than last year. A lot of this is down to smart multi-channel marketing by the big retailers using TV, radio and the web to drive transaction volumes. The convenience of the web combined with massive discounts, free postage and packing and next day delivery is incredibly tempting for people that want to avoid the hurly burly of high street sales.”
Gadgets were among the most searched for products on Boxing Day principally the Amazon Kindle and Apple iPad 2. Apple had three products within the top 10 Boxing Day list including the iPad 2, iPod Touch and iPhone 4S. iPad 2 cases were also the eighth most searched for item on Boxing Day.
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