Online Shopping that Gives back to Charities of Your Choice

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(Free-Press-Release.com) September 4, 2008 --

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Online Shopping that Gives back to Charities of Your Choice

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https://www.goodwillmall.com

Online shopping is increasing year over year. According to The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the first quarter of 2008, was $33.8 billion. The first quarter 2008 e-commerce estimate increased 13.6 percent from the first quarter of 2007. E-commerce sales in the first quarter of 2008 accounted for 3.3 percent of total sales. "We are at the right place in the right time! Online shopping is just starting to be more recognized and with the increase of online security features, this is the "shopping wave" of the future." says Carl Rioux, CEO and VIG (Very Important Giver) member of www.goodwillmall.com.

Experts are predicting that because unforeseen factors (increase gas prices, longer working hours, etc...) the convenience of online shopping will cause an exponential increase in people choosing online versus physical shopping come 2010. But with so many retailers going virtual, what makes a good online shopping experience? An avid online shopper said "I chose my shopping portals by what they can offer me such as points programs, security, additional information, and a purpose to come back for more." This demonstrates that if you have an online ecommerce you need to offer as many options for shoppers to be satisfied with their visit. "We have numerous sections within our mall, including brand name stores such as Land's End, Overstock.com, and Office Depot. Our successful loyalty points program helps shoppers accumulate points for free shopping, and all our members get to chose up to five charities to contribute to as they shop...without impacting our already low prices. That's a win-win for everyone!" says Rioux.

Security is another factor why online shopping is more popular today as it was a few years back. With SSL (Secured Sockets Layers) certificates identified as the "s" after http (https://) in a site address and hacker verifications companies such as www.comodo.com (hacker proof) which scans servers for hacker safe sites, customer can feel safe that every transaction is protected and very safe. “We use comodo for our SSL certificate and hacker proof verification, this way our customers are always informed about the safety and protection goodwillmall.com offers. We proudly display all SSL and Hacker proof live information in our home page so our customers can verify for themselves that we pass the test. By “clicking” on the respective logo, all the information is automatically populated.” said Nadine Hartling, SVP of Operations and VIG (Very Important Giver) member of www.goodwillmall.com.

www.goodwillmall.com was founded in May 2006 with a goal to provide a shopping platform dedicated to goodwill. Their mission is to offer great prices on products and services while giving back to humanity by donating to as many (verified) non-profit charity organizations in operation as possible.

If you'd like more information about our company, or to schedule an interview with Carl Rioux, please call 1-866-372-3166 ext. 701 or e-mail him at crioux@goodwillmall.com

More information can be found online at https://www.goodwillmall.com

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