Internet Shopping Up Again

Internet Shopping Up Again!

Summary: Shopping on the internet has been increasing every year over the last five years, a new survey predicts another busy year for internet shopping in the UK. According to the results of an online survey of , shoppers by PriceGrabber.com, this Christmas shopping season promises to be the busiest yet for internet shopping.

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Article Body: Shopping on the internet has been increasing every year over the last five years, a new survey predicts another busy year for internet shopping in the UK. According to the results of an online survey of , shoppers by PriceGrabber.com, this Christmas shopping season promises to be the busiest yet for internet shopping.

We thought you may be interested to see what fellow internet shoppers are up to and why, or just enjoy the amusement value!

Key findings

- The average shopper will spend GBP on their Christmas goodies, of which % will be purchased online (hmm...sounds rather high!)

- % of respondents expect to do more online shopping this year than last year, citing a growing dislike of stressful high street Christmas shopping and soaring petrol prices as two of the main reasons behind this move.

- Comfort and satisfaction with the online experience has also increased dramatically and % stated they would spend substantial time researching products and prices online before making offline purchases.

- Over % of those surveyed will have started their Christmas shopping by November st, with .% having already started by early October. But despite this "pre-planning" mentality, % of respondents expect that they will still be buying gifts as late as five days before Christmas.

The top reasons shoppers are most likely to buy their Christmas gifts online:

. Convenience - eliminate hassle of driving/parking/crowds (%) . Flexibility - shop hours of the day (%) . Finding low prices (%)

The top things shoppers dislike about shopping for gifts on the high street:

. Waiting in lines (%) . Finding the right selection of gifts for everyone (%) . Lack of time to get it all done (%)

Additional finding

- % answered yes when asked if they would do more Christmas gift shopping online specifically because of high petrol prices

- % of respondents say they will shop for gifts online while at work. .% of men surveyed admitted that they will shop online while at work, while only .% of women will count on shopping online while at work as an option

- About the same percentage of respondents answered that they will buy Christmas gifts online this year for pets (%) as they will for co-workers (%)

Survey Methodology

This Christmas shopping survey was conducted by PriceGrabber.com in October . The survey ran from October - October . It was administered online among a random sample of individuals. The total sample size was , respondents, , females and males. The confidence interval for all results is % with a margin of error of approximately +/- percentage points for the entire sample. LONDON - BUSINESS WIRE Nov. ,