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Gen-Y Favor Electronics This Holiday Season

The majority of Generation-Y (70%) said they will shop both online and at retail stores this holiday season, according to a survey from market researcher Peanut Labs.

Shoppers Spending More Time Researching Online

Online shoppers researched product information 11 percent and 27 percent more on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday respectively than they did on Cyber Monday, according to research from WebCollage.

34% Do Holiday Shopping Online

About one in three shoppers (34%), in the UK will do the majority of their shopping online, according to comparison-shopping Web site Savebuckets.

Convenience Drives Online Holiday Shopping

A new report form Nielsen Online examines the reasons shoppers turn to the Internet during the holiday season.

US Holiday Shopping Up By A Billion Dollars

Despite a slow start in November, online US non-travel retail topped $7 billion for the first 18 days of the holiday season, an increase of $1 billion from the same period in 2006.

Give Santa A Break, Start Your Holiday SEO Early

At some point we may see Santa actually holding a Jack-o-lantern, unless these folks have their way. Whatever's too early offline though isn't online in terms of preparing your online store for the holiday season.

GoodStorm, Gift Cards Reward Procrastinators

Last minute gift shopping to do? Gift cards have increasingly been a choice for late shoppers, while the t-shirt purveyors at GoodStorm suggest giving a wearable, customizable present.

Big Names Enjoy Thanksgiving Traffic

The brick and mortar storefronts crowded with bargain-seeking shoppers on Black Friday had plenty of traffic at their online counterparts the day before, as shoppers sought refuge from relatives and chores by spending some quality time with their Internet connections and online retailers.