October Desktop Traffic Trends: Retail Sites Gain Momentum

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Clik here to view.An increasing number of Americans visited retail sites last month, likely shopping for Halloween and getting a head start on their holiday purchases, according to the latest data from comScore’s Media Metrix. Retail site categories accounted for 6 of the top-10 fastest-gaining categories for the month, measured by month-over-month change in unique visitors from desktops. Political news sites also saw an uptick in visitors as the government shut down for the first 2-odd weeks of the month; Nielsen previously reported that 54% of active American internet users visited a news site during September. (more…)