Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away and with that comes the unofficial start of the holiday season. Black Friday vs.Cyber Monday, is there a difference anyways? Do teens like one over the other? Do women and men vary in their shopping behavior on Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

New data on online shopping, the economy, holiday shopping, Black Friday deals, Cyber Monday, and much more was collected for Q4 2009 and the results are intriguing.

Join us this Thursday Nov 5th for a webinar to review the results from the eBillme Online Spending Index.

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At eBillme, we are always finding ways to help the customer with their shopping experience. And we think we’ve found a great one with our Rewards Program. How would you like to get paid to shop? This isn’t one of those secret shopper deals, no, you buy whatever you want or need and you get 1% cash back!

The only thing we ask is you use eBillme when you checkout.

Here’s how it works:

At the checkout section while shopping online, choose eBillme as your payment method.
You’ll have the option to sign up for eBillme’s cash back rewards program
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This week, eBillme and Shop.org released similar data regarding expected spending for Mothers day. As pointed out by Internet Retailer, both studies projected that approximately 20% of customers will shop online for a Mothers day gift this year. The eBillme study also shows that approximately 9% of consumers will spend more this year on Mom than they did in the previous year.

Who are those consumers? In this post, I thought I would share a bit more detail on the demographics.

Gender: 24% of Males reported that they will spend more online for Mom this year compared to 17% Females. … Continue Reading

Consumer spending online, which has shown more immunity to the market conditions, is projected to increase eight percent this quarter to $267 compared to an average of $247 last quarter. The survey is conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research and released quarterly by eBillme.

Despite the slight uptick in online spending, the outlook for offline retail sales remains bleak. This quarter’s Index shows a decline in consumer confidence as we approach the 100-day … Continue Reading

The following is the primary data for the eBillme Online spending Index. The study was fielded in January 2009 and represents Data from the Jan 1, 2009 - April 1, 2009. The study was fielded by Javelin Research on behalf of eBillme and surveyed 1600 Internet respondents.

The index data shows a decrease in spending intent online from Q4 2008, with the average spend dropping from $175.00 to $75.00

Looking forward over the next 90 days, how much do you believe you will spend online? Please include any online purchases such as gifts, airline tickets, or digital goods … Continue Reading