When it comes to your spending for the home, where do you make sacrifices in order to save money? This will be the last blog in our series examining how people intend to change their spending habits once economic recovery…
In the second part of my blog series we’ll take a look at the most personal of all of our expenses. It’s easy to admit to our essential spending habits, but when it comes to our spending on personal items,…
Consumer perceptions are integral to managing the user experience while online shopping, and only thoughtful and careful management of this process leads to repeat business and success. Some important current perceptions on security were revealed by a recent survey conducted by Javelin Research on behalf of eBillme and First Data. It asked consumers the following question: If you were to experience identity theft as a result of online shopping, who would you consider primarily at fault?
In previous posts we’ve examined just who is shopping online Mother’s Day, and why they’re turning to online shopping for Mother’s Day 2010, what remains to look at is the most important part for merchants everywhere: how much money online shoppers intend to spend this year on their Mothers Day gifts!
Previous postings showed that upwards of 25% of consumers polled said that they would be shop online Mothers Day. However, findings become more telling when they were asked how much they intended to spend.
Here are some more interesting facts about Mother’s Day 2010! As greater portions of our society become more internet savvy, the facts about who is shopping and how much they’re spending is changing all the time. Here is a little more information about how the market is shaping up this Mother’s Day according to our research.
More and more people are tackling their debt load head on. According to the eBillme Online Spending Index, 23% of Total respondents said ‘Yes’ when asked ‘I am closer to my credit limit than I was a year ago. ‘ That’s a smaller number than you might expect, considering the harder than average economic climate of the past few years.
According to the eBillme Online Spending Index, 47% of Total respondents said ‘Yes’ when asked ‘Are you delaying purchases due to uncertainty in the economy. ‘ Have you ever asked yourself: how does the economy affect the way I shop?
How concerned are online shoppers when it comes to the possibility of falling prey to fraud or some other kind of online scam? According to the eBillme Online Spending Index, 72% of Total respondents said ‘Yes’ when asked ‘When shopping online, I want to use more payment options that protect me from fraud.’
With a down economy many people have been cutting back the past few months. Others are refusing to cut costs on the things they really enjoy. We surveyed men and women of all ages, and found out, despite the economy,…
WILMINGTON, Del. – January 22, 2009 – 50 percent of consumers reported they will have more confidence in the economy while more than 1 in 4 feel more comfortable increasing their everyday spending now that the new administration has taken over. This is according to the eBillme(TM) Online Spending Index, a quarterly survey examining consumer spending trends online. The survey is conducted by Javelin Strategy and Research and released quarterly by eBillme, the payment option that enables consumers and small businesses to use online banking to pay now, pay securely and use available funds. This quarter’s Index shows cautious optimism through the continuing uncertainty about economic conditions.
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