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added: 29-05-2008

When buying online first became mainstream, one of the most watched metrics for online merchants was the shopping cart abandonment rate. Through site security, consumer education and word-of-mouth about positive experiences, online retailers reduced the percentage of consumers who placed items in their carts but did not end up buying them.
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added: 29-05-2008

Although consumers are reacting to the economic downturn by spending less, this will create more of a hardship for retail stores than for online retail outlets.
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added: 29-05-2008

Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in 261 of the 369 metropolitan areas, lower in 88 areas, and unchanged in 20 areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
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added: 29-05-2008

Poor problem resolution, long wait times and additional fees all contribute to an overall decline in customer satisfaction with retail banks, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study(SM).
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added: 28-05-2008

Data through March 2008, released by Standard & Poor's for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, shows continued broad based declines in the prices of existing single family homes across the United States, a trend that prevailed throughout 2007 and has continued into the first quarter of 2008.
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added: 28-05-2008

Despite mounting interest in global expansion from US online retailers, very few currently have global presences. A new report published by JupiterResearch, "Global Online Retail: Navigating Successful International Expansion," indicates that the majority of top US retailers do not have a substantial international online presence.
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added: 28-05-2008

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in April, continued its downward trend in May. The Index now stands at 57.2 (1985=100), down from 62.8 in April. The Present Situation Index decreased to 74.4 from 81.9. The Expectations Index declined to 45.7 from 50.0 in April.
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added: 27-05-2008

Small business owner optimism continues on a five-quarter decline, according to the recent Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index (Index) survey conducted in April. The Index score dropped to 48, the lowest level reported since the survey's inception in August 2003, when the score was 69.

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added: 27-05-2008

Small business owners halted a steady decline in their economic confidence in May as the number of those with cash flow issues decreased to its lowest total in six months. The Discover® Small Business WatchSM rose more than five and a half points in May to 81.8, up from 76.1 in April.
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added: 26-05-2008

From June 2007 to September 2007, the number of job gains from opening and expanding private sector establishments was 7.2 million, and the number of job losses from closing and contracting establishments was 7.5 million, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
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