If you run a retail/ecommerce website, cart abandonment is the one of the most frustrating parts of your business. Imagine getting someone all the way to your web checkout with a cart full of products or services – only to have them change their mind and quit the order. So close and yet so far. [...]

Econsultancy has the results of a survey by Channel Advisor (PDF) on online shopping in the US. The semi-annual survey shows that online shopping is down overall—but there is some good news for the Internet. Spending online shopping is down overall, with fewer people reporting monthly purchases of over $76 (down by 9% to 25%), [...]