Christmas is only 10 days away…I know, reality hurts. With that said, you have exactly 10 days to finish your Christmas shopping! Can it be done? Of course it can! There are so many options for fitting in those last minute Christmas gifts.

You can always make some gifts yourself. Homemade Christmas gifts provide a much more personal touch. You could let the kids help by making Christmas Tree Ornaments with Popsicle sticks, glue, and glitter! Help them glue the sticks together to make a star burst pattern, then spread glue on the front of the sticks and let them sprinkle … Continue Reading

The impact of the credit crunch is expected to affect holiday shopping as projected consumer spending online remains steady at $100 - $250 on average. Index results for the fourth quarter show that the credit crunch is causing shoppers to reduce their credit card usage and impacting consumer access to credit resulting in a shift to cash alternatives. 31 percent of respondents indicated that they would purchase more online if they could better control their finances and pay with cash; an opportunity for online merchants to optimize checkout with cash alternatives.

Retailers: Get an in-depth look at the complete Spending … Continue Reading

Last Quarter we released the first set of data for the eBillme Online Shopping Index.

Some of the data was reviewed on a webinar conducted by Bruce Cundiff from Javelin Research. The webinar can be viewed on our website at www.eBillme.com under the resources section.

Q4 is upon us and we will be releasing the next set of data shortly. As you know, we ask the same questions every quarter to try to measure consumer spending sentiment over the next 90 days. The next set of data will cover spending sentiment until Dec 31, 08.

In addition We also ask seasonal questions, that … Continue Reading