Online Shopping

Part 1. Trends in Online Shopping

Most internet users have done something online connected to buying products or researching things they may buy offline.

Online shopping has been a feature of online life since the late 1990s and has now become commonplace. Our September 2007 survey finds the following among internet users.

Online shopping activities

Overall, 93% of internet users have at one time done at least one of the above-listed activities relating to online commerce and purchasing, with 26% doing at least one on a typical online day (our “yesterday” readings).

 

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