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Wednesday, December 22, 2004

80% of Online Americans Visited a Retail Site in Nov 2004
Whole Lotta Shoppin' Going On Dept: According to comScore Media Metrix, (what is with that awful name? --Alice)128 million US consumers visited a retail website this past November. Top gaining categories included jewelry and luxury goods which rose almost 40%, while toy sites experienced a 24% boost in visits compared to the month before.

An estimated $13.2 billion will be spent this year in online holiday shopping. Translation: that's a lot of iPods.
Source: IT Facts

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Cool in a creepy sort of corporate and artsy way.
DR, Plano TX



 
Huh?


 
Not surprising Alice.

It's just too damn convienient (and nice!) to receive all those mini cataloges via snail mail, peruse them, and then go online and get even more information about the items that have piqued my interest. Not only that, but ordering is quicker, and easier, when online rather than having to fill out the often arcane form stapled in the catalog.

The more interesting question in my mind is..

Does this mean that people are being more trusting in giving out their personal info (ie credit card #'s, etc) via a medium (the internet) that is admitedly very public and unsecure?

I'll bet Bill jumps all over that!



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