Thursday, July 30, 2009

US Online Retailers Web Plans 2009

89% Are debuting sale pages on their sites
79% Have prioritized improving online checkout
73% Plan to add now filters to their product search functions
60% Plan to improve their home page
50% Plan to enhance product shots on site
41% Are evaluating brand new onsite search engines

*The State of Retailing Online 2009, Merchandising Report conducted by Forrester Research July 2009, Sample 117 retailers

Larson note: Did it take a recession for retailers to see that they needed to make some major changes to their online presence, or did they just not try to shop their own sites before?

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