--- title: Shift4Shop eCommerce Blog | Holiday Shopping (2) description: Holiday Shopping | eCommerce Blog by Shift4Shop (2) --- [![eCommerce Blog](https://blog.shift4shop.com/hubfs/shift4shop/shift4-blog.jpg)](https://blog.shift4shop.com/) [![shift4shop logo](https://blog.shift4shop.com/hubfs/shift4shop/shift4shop-Black.png) |Blog](https://blog.3dcart.com/) [Sign Up](https://www.3dcart.com/freetrial.htm?utm_campaign=Blog&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=blog-cta&utm_content=free-trial-cta) [Subscribe](https://blog.shift4shop.com/topic/holiday-shopping/page/2#subscribeBlock) # Shift4Shop eCommerce Blog | Holiday Shopping (2) [Holiday Shopping](https://blog.shift4shop.com/topic/holiday-shopping) | 7 min read ## [What Every Online Store Owner Needs to Focus On After Christmas](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/what-every-online-store-owner-needs-to-focus-on-after-christmas) By [Shift4Shop](https://blog.shift4shop.com/author/shift4shop) [December 26, 2013](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/what-every-online-store-owner-needs-to-focus-on-after-christmas) [1 Comment](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/what-every-online-store-owner-needs-to-focus-on-after-christmas#comments-listing) [![](https://blog.shift4shop.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Post-Christmas.jpg?width=12&name=Post-Christmas.jpg)](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/what-every-online-store-owner-needs-to-focus-on-after-christmas) [**](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/what-every-online-store-owner-needs-to-focus-on-after-christmas) [Continue Reading...](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/what-every-online-store-owner-needs-to-focus-on-after-christmas) - 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Overall 2012 saw an increase in online holiday sales, with Thanksgiving increasing whopping 32% more than 2011 and Cyber Monday spending increasing 17%. So just how big was Cyber Monday? [Continue Reading...](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cyber-monday-stats-2012) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Holiday Shopping](https://blog.shift4shop.com/topic/holiday-shopping) | 1 min read ## [Last Minute Cyber Monday Tips](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cyber-monday-tip-infographic) By [Shift4Shop](https://blog.shift4shop.com/author/shift4shop) [November 26, 2012](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cyber-monday-tip-infographic) [0 Comments](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cyber-monday-tip-infographic#comments-listing) [![](https://blog.shift4shop.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cyber_monday_infographic.jpeg?width=12&name=cyber_monday_infographic.jpeg)](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cyber-monday-tip-infographic) [**](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cyber-monday-tip-infographic) Happy Cyber Monday! Since its inception in 2005, Cyber Monday has been online retailers favorite and craziest day of the year. Experts predict that consumers will spend more online today than any other day of the year - an expected $1.42 Billion. As the below infographic shows, consumers are going to be scouring social media to find the best deals which means merchants need to leverage their social communities to share their virtual-door-buster deals. Here are some last minute Cyber Monday\[...\] [Continue Reading...](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cyber-monday-tip-infographic) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Holiday Shopping](https://blog.shift4shop.com/topic/holiday-shopping) | 0 min read ## [Cyber Monday Infographic](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cybermonday-infographic) By [Shift4Shop](https://blog.shift4shop.com/author/shift4shop) [November 28, 2011](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cybermonday-infographic) [0 Comments](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cybermonday-infographic#comments-listing) [![](https://blog.shift4shop.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cyber-monday-history.png?width=12&name=cyber-monday-history.png)](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cybermonday-infographic) [**](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cybermonday-infographic) Happy Cyber Monday! We hope that your online store's sales have soared this weekend! According to an IBM survey, online sales this past Friday were up 24.3% compared to last year, and those sales most likely will continue to grow. Last year's Cyber Monday was the the biggest day for online retail to date, raking in $1 billion in the United States alone!! [Continue Reading...](https://blog.shift4shop.com/blog/cybermonday-infographic) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Holiday Shopping](https://blog.shift4shop.com/topic/holiday-shopping) | 3 min read ## [7 Tips to Prepare for the Holiday Season](https://blog.shift4shop.com/7-tips-to-prepare-for-the-holiday-season) By [Jagath Narayan](https://blog.shift4shop.com/author/jagath-narayan) [October 10, 2011](https://blog.shift4shop.com/7-tips-to-prepare-for-the-holiday-season) [0 Comments](https://blog.shift4shop.com/7-tips-to-prepare-for-the-holiday-season#comments-listing) [![close up of chalkboard with finance business graph and christmas tree](https://blog.shift4shop.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/close%20up%20of%20chalkboard%20with%20finance%20business%20graph%20and%20christmas%20tree.jpeg?width=12&name=close%20up%20of%20chalkboard%20with%20finance%20business%20graph%20and%20christmas%20tree.jpeg)](https://blog.shift4shop.com/7-tips-to-prepare-for-the-holiday-season) [**](https://blog.shift4shop.com/7-tips-to-prepare-for-the-holiday-season) As the holiday season approaches, ecommerce merchants are gearing up to make most out of the opportunity. But will this year’s sales meet our holiday expectations? We are optimistic about this year’s holiday season. Despite the gloomy state of global economy, ecommerce sales have shown growth over the past few months. [MasterCard Advisors’ Spending Pulse](http://www.mastercardadvisors.com/spendingpulse.html)report estimates ecommerce retail sales to grow at 12-14% this year compared to last year. All signs point towards yet another windfall holiday\[...\] [Continue Reading...](https://blog.shift4shop.com/7-tips-to-prepare-for-the-holiday-season) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Holiday Shopping](https://blog.shift4shop.com/topic/holiday-shopping) | 1 min read ## [The eCommerce Infographics of Christmas Past](https://blog.shift4shop.com/ecommerce-infographics-of-christmas-past) By [James Agate](https://blog.shift4shop.com/author/james-agate) [October 05, 2011](https://blog.shift4shop.com/ecommerce-infographics-of-christmas-past) [0 Comments](https://blog.shift4shop.com/ecommerce-infographics-of-christmas-past#comments-listing) [![Holidays](https://blog.shift4shop.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Holidays.png?width=12&name=Holidays.png)](https://blog.shift4shop.com/ecommerce-infographics-of-christmas-past) [**](https://blog.shift4shop.com/ecommerce-infographics-of-christmas-past) Since we're approaching holiday season, we thought it would interesting to look back at last years holiday shopping facts and figures. You may just be inspired to run a few holiday deals yourself! Here are our favorite [infographics](http://venngage.com/blog/what-is-an-infographic/)from last years holiday season! 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