Online retailers were visited by nine out of 10 U.S. Web users in December, according to comScore, which lists Amazon, Apple and eBay as the top ecommerce destinations during the month. comScore reports that holiday shoppers “bombarded the Web” in December, looking for deals on Christmas gifts and shipping. Read More

The logo for Amazon.com has a smiley face, and this holiday season, the retailer had plenty to smile about. It was voted the top online store in customer satisfaction for the eighth year in a row and it had its biggest selling season ever. Read More

Online sales rose 13 percent year over year on Monday—this year’s Green Monday—making the popular shopping day the third busiest of the holiday season so far. Researcher comScore reports sales surpassed the $1 billion mark, reaching $1.275 billion. Cyber Monday still holds its place as the top spending day of the holidays. Read More

British shoppers will spend more than £26 billion on gifts this holiday season, with the average shopper expected to shell out £410 on presents. Some of that holiday season money has already left buyers’ pockets, as an estimated 4 million U.K. Read More

Online buyers spent big bucks during Cyber Week, the week after Thanksgiving, shelling out more than $1 billion on three separate days. Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving, saw the highest spending with a total of $1.46 billion. On the following day, Nov. Read More

Royal Mail is gearing up for a busy holiday season. The mail carrier recently unveiled its Christmas Planning website, which features a list of “last posting” dates for U.K. and international shipments, explanations about the different shipping options it offers, details of how Royal Mail will keep up with demands, plus insights about online buyers. Read More