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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.