eBags reports 42% year-over- year holiday sales growth

eBags.com Inc., No. 91 in the Internet Retailer Top 400, booked record holiday sales, the company reports. Driven in part by trends emerging over the season that saw significant increases in sales of handbags, laptop computer cases and travel accessories, eBags’ holiday sales rose 42% over last year.

Sales at eBags’ new footwear site, 6pm.com, are up 123% since the site launched in mid-November. The former Shoedini.com, acquired and re-named by eBags, features more than 120,000 shoes and handbags from over 230 brands and marks eBags’ entry into the broader accessories market. Also helping to achieve those results is growth of 665% at eBags UK, which is one of what are now six e-commerce sites operated here and abroad by eBags.

“We are thrilled with our performance over the holiday season,” says CEO Jon Nordmark. “We are always looking for new technological innovations to make shopping for shoes and bags easy and fun for customers.”

Among features added for the holidays that helped drive results were a delayed payment option on eBags.com under which orders valued at more than $100 were eligible for no payment for 90 days. eBags also offered personalized gift cards where customers could pick either a pre-designed card or create their own gift cards by uploading their own digital photos.