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To: stockman_scott who wrote (132802)	6/15/1999 1:14:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Study: 'Net Shoppers Becoming 'Net Buyers Scott: Here is something on the Net Shoppers. ============================ by Ruth Greenberg, IDG News Service\Boston Bureau June 14, 1999 BOSTON (06/14/99) - The Internet is becoming an ever more important part of the shopping process for U.S. buyers, according to a recent report from InfoBeads, a LaJolla, California-based market research company. People who once merely did research or compared prices over the Internet are now using it to buy goods. The biggest difference between last year's numbers and current statistics is that the number of people willing to complete purchases over the Internet has grown significantly, the research firm found. Last year, about half the people surveyed had made an Internet purchase with a credit card; now those people make up almost two-thirds of the respondents. "The serious inhibitors to online purchasing are security concerns and fears about putting one's own personal information on the Internet. Once you purchase something online and realize that no one is going to invade your house, you feel much more comfortable purchasing goods this way," said Miran Chun, industry analyst for InfoBeads. The number of PCs used to hunt for products and services increased from 21.8 million [M] last year to 29.7 million [M] this year. InfoBeads' study found that the largest category of online purchases was consumer products and services, with 16 million [M] PCs used in the U.S. to buy goods such as books, flowers and travel services. Home users accounted for more than half of the total market in each online shopping activity, except for the purchase of PCs and printers. There is tremendous growth right now in Web use among shoppers, but it hasn't hit its peak," Chun said. "Last year, the e-commerce hype gave way to real purchases and lured curious shoppers to at least browse the Web for goods." The number of PCs actually used to make purchases exceeded 20 million [M], up a remarkable 72 percent from last year's 11.6 million [M]. When financial transactions such as banking and stock trading are included, the figure jumps to 26 million [M] versus 16.3 million [M] last year. As of January 1999, more than 37 million [M] PCs have been used for e-commerce and related activities, a 41 percent increase from 26.4 million [M] one year ago. InfoBeads' annual survey covered 11,697 PC users in the U.S. The report covers PC, peripheral and Internet usage in the home, self-employed and workplace markets. InfoBeads, in LaJolla, California, can be reached at +1-619-625-4853 or at infobeads.com.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (132802)	6/15/1999 3:32:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Respond to of 176387

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