LinkShare has reported overall same store sales were up 41 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2011. This outpaces the overall growth of e-commerce, which is forecasted to be 10 percent through 2015.
Additionally, LinkShare reported signing 223 new accounts in 2011, including Shanghai Tang, Superdry, Molton Brown, Dylan’s Candy Bar, and Starbucksstore.com.
This news follows a report earlier this year that LinkShare had 37 percent overall same store year-over-year sales growth in the first quarter of 2011 for their merchants and affiliates.