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To: Boplicity who wrote (51548)11/23/1999 2:04:00 PM
From: T L Comiskey  Read Replies (1) of 152472
 
Greg...OT...<.e commerce>...partial story
By Gary Langer
ABCNEWS.com
Nov. 22 ? Step back, Santa: The number of
Americans who plan to buy their holiday gifts on
the Internet has nearly tripled this year, to more
than one out of every six adults.
Eighteen percent in a new ABC News survey say
they?ll buy Christmas or other holiday gifts online this year,
compared to just seven percent who say they did so last
year. That?s an increase of nearly 22 million individuals in
the world of Internet commerce.
The holiday shopping season, a make-or-break time
for most retailers, traditionally begins after Thanksgiving.
It?s especially critical this year for online merchants, hoping
their investment in this new channel can draw enough
buyers to produce profits.
This survey suggests ultimate success ? not only
because of the extraordinary rate of growth in online
buying, but also because these shoppers seem to have
money: In households with annual incomes over $50,000,
holiday buying online soars to 32 percent, or nearly one in
three adults.
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