53% of Consumers Shopped On the Web This Holiday Season, Online Sales Up 30%

[mandy]

More than a third of holiday shoppers spent more this season than last year, and 53% of them reported shopping on the Internet...

... people with incomes over $75,000 were twice as likely to use the Internet compared with people with incomes under $30,000.”

...price and selection drove 40% of those surveyed to buy from a store other than those where they normally shop. The 18-34 age group was most likely to make such a change, and half of those who shopped in a different store said selection was their primary motivator for the change.

full article: http://internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=17119

Online shoppers spent $30.1 billion, excluding travel, during the 2005 holiday shopping season, up 30% from 2004...

During the Oct. 29 to Dec. 23 holiday shopping season, online shoppers spent the most—$5.3 billion—on apparel and clothing, according to the report. That was a 42% increase from 2004’s holiday season. Computer hardware and peripherals ranked second, with $4.8 billion in spending, up 126% from 2004, the strongest growth this season. Consumer electronics ranked third, with $4.8 billion, up 109% year-over-year; followed by books, $3 million, up 66%, and toys and video games, $2.3 billion, down 9% from 2004.

full article: http://internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=17122