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EcommerceBytes-NewsFlash, Number 2232 - February 26, 2010 - ISSN 1539-5065     Previous | | Next
Amazon Number-Two Most Searched Store in Online Coupons
By Ina Steiner
EcommerceBytes.com
February 26, 2010




Over 14.7 million consumers visited RetailMeNot.com in January and saved $6.5 million using online coupon codes and $1.6 million with printable coupons. Community members continued to be active in 2010, sharing more than 27,000 coupons and submitting more than 570,000 votes and 21,000 comments on the reliability of the coupons.

Retailers generated approximately $34 million in sales through RetailMeNot.com in January, more than a 61 percent increase compared to the same time last year ($21.1 million in 2009).

The top online coupon in January was for Free Shipping for Kohl's card holders, which received more than 50,000 clicks. The top national printable coupon download in January was 20 percent off of a total purchase at Gap. Food and Apparel were the most searched categories in printable coupons. Residents of New Jersey continued to top the list of states using printable coupons, retaining the spot they have held since the end of 2009, while residents of New York were the most frequent users of online coupons.

The top-10 most searched stores in online coupons in January were:

  • Victoria's Secret
  • Amazon
  • Domino’s
  • Kohl’s
  • JCPenney
  • Macy’s
  • Papa John’s
  • Bath & Body Works
  • Best Buy
  • Barnes & Noble

The full report is available online. RetailMeNot.com is a top consumer destination for coupons, discounts and promotional codes for merchandise, travel and services with nearly 15 million visitors per month.

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