How big retailers measure up on response time (in seconds)
Retailer
Firefox
Internet Explorer
LLBean.com
1.02
2.86
Dell.com
1.10
1.34
Overstock.com
1.16
1.87
Apple.com
1.27
0.98
OfficeMax.com
1.42
1.41
Macys.com
1.44
1.55
QVC.com
1.47
2.20
OfficeDepot.com
1.53
1.85
Walmart.com
1.53
2.21
Newegg.com
1.66
1.84
Gap.com
1.69
2.17
HPShopping.com
1.71
1.72
Williams-Sonoma.com
1.75
1.57
CDW.com
1.95
1.96
VictoriasSecret.com
2.08
2.41
Sears.com
2.25
2.36
Costco.com
2.38
1.38
Amway.com
2.39
2.42
Staples.com
2.65
3.20
Amazon.com
2.70
2.65
Toysrus.com
3.84
3.29
Benchmark average
1.86
2.06

All data for this report is collected by the Gomez Last Mile network, 30 times an hour from High Broadband users across the United States, 24 hours a day except between 3AM and 6AM Eastern. Response Time is the average of each test measurement to download the web site content divided by the total number of tests.