Article: Major Online Retailers Hit Sales High on December 18 According To Chase Paymentech Pulse Index.

Pre-Christmas Peak Sales Period Tracking 29 Percent Higher Than Last Year

DALLAS, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans rushed to the web on Tuesday, Dec. 18 to complete their 2007 online holiday shopping as Christmas delivery deadlines loomed, resulting in a single-day Chase Paymentech Pulse Index high of $169 million in sales and more than 3 million orders. This notable sales spike is more than 42 percent higher than Friday, December 15th, the peak Pulse Index shopping day in 2006.

Since the start of the 2007 holiday season, the Chase Paymentech Pulse Index (http://pulse.chasepaymentech.com/) has tracked online holiday spending at 10 of the top 30 online ...

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