Online Shopping Up, But Some Fears Remain
from the no-surprises-there dept
It wouldn't have taken special powers to predict that there would be even more online sales this year than last year on the day after Thanksgiving, so it's no surprise to hear that's exactly what happened. In the meantime, though, another study shows that many shoppers are afraid of scams and spam associated with buying online - and are much more willing to buy from trusted online vendors than smaller unknown vendors.
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