Interactive Development

Online shopping is becoming more and more common. It has been predicted that US online shoppers will double to 132 million in the next five years. With today's busy schedules and rising costs, people need a way to save time and compare prices. Online shopping is a way to do this. In a recent study, it was found that 19% of Internet users shop online at least once per week and this number is expected to continue to grow.

• Online retail sales in 2007 reached $175 billion, a 21% increase over 2006
  
• Projected $235.4 billion in 2009, 15% growth
  
• Projected $267.8 billion in 2010, 14% growth
  
• Projected $301 billion in 2011, 12% growth
  
• Projected $334.7 billion in 2012, 11% growth
  
• Projected $204 billion in online retail sales in 2008, 17% growth over the previous year;
  
• 61 million: Number of consumers shopping online for holiday gifts from work in 2006, up from 51.7 million in 2005
• 96.5% of shoppers said they have been at least somewhat satisfied with their online holiday shopping experience
• 50% of consumers 18-34 years who say they will do their shopping online
• 39% of all shoppers say they planned to purchase holiday gifts online
• 28.9% of holiday purchases consumers say they will use the Internet
• 9% of children 5-18 years old who say they plan to do most of their holiday shopping online
• Survey Finds 72 Million Americans to Shop on Cyber Monday, Up From 61 Million Last Year
  
• 13.6 million consumers will purchase online during the holiday season and pick up items in person at stores that offer the option.

—‡Statistics from Forrester Research, Consumer Reports, BizRate Research, Weekly Reader Research, BIG Research, and National Retail Federation