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Holiday sales boom predicted

As Internet shoppers know, online buying can be especially handy for the holidays. In this brief article from EcommerceTimes.com, several analysts predict that the 1999 season will be the most robust yet--expect merchants to pull out all the stops to get consumers like you to their sites. According to data cited here, consumers are comparison-shopping at an average of two to four websites before making a purchase, and are particularly prone to buying computer software (26% have done so) and music (18%). An interesting read if you'd like to know a bit about the rapid growth of online commerce. Brenda Schmerl

Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:35:03 -0800