High Gas Prices Drive Online Shopping... Even If In-Store Pickup Is Better
from the choices,-choices dept
Last month, we noted that the huge jump in gas prices lately could help fuel more interest in telecommuting. However, it could also help boost other areas online as well. For instance, a new study shows that gas prices are causing more people to shop online, rather than go to the store. Of course, this is all based on a survey, so people may not be telling the truth. It's likely that lots of people think that shopping online to save gas is a good idea -- but whether or not they really do so is a different question. In fact, another study came out today (on the same site, too) saying most shoppers would prefer to buy online, but pickup at the local store if they could. So, maybe it's really just lower gas prices that they're shopping for online.
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Stinkin' Gas Cans
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Fuel more interest...
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Having stuff shipped to you instead of going to pi
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