Shopping Online Is Up Again
Posted by Staci Walker under Christmas
Shopping Online Is Up Again
Shopping online has been accelerating each year over the last 5 years, a new survey foretells another busy year for web shopping in the United Kingdom. According to the outcome of an internet survey of 3,012 clients by PriceGrabber.com, this Xmas shopping season promises to be the most hectic yet for internet shopping. We assumed you could be interested to see what fellow net buyers are up to and why, or simply enjoy the entertainment value! Key observations - The average buyer will spend GBP 768 on their Xmas goodies, of which fifty percent will be acquired online ( hmm...sounds kind of high ) - 93% of respondents expect to do more internet shopping this year than last year, referencing a growing dislike of nerve wracking high st Xmas shopping and surging gas prices as 2 of the most significant reasons behind this move. - Comfort and satisfaction with the net experience in addition has increased substantially and 88% stated they might spend serious time researching products and costs online before making offline purchases. - Over half of those surveyed will have started their Xmas shopping by Nov first, with 40.1% having already started by early October. But in spite of this'pre-planning' mindset, 75% of respondents expect that they will continue to be purchasing gifts as late as 5 days before Xmas .
The top 3 reasons consumers are most sure to buy their Xmas gifts online : one.
Convenience - eliminate bother of driving / parking / crowds ( 36% ) two. Adaptability - shop twenty-four hours of the day ( 33% ) three. Finding decent prices ( 19% ) The top three things clients detest about buying gifts on the high st : one. Waiting in lines ( 30 percent ) two. Finding the proper choice of gifts for everybody ( 28% ) three. Lack of time to get it all done ( twenty p.c.
) further finding - 46% answered yes when questioned if they might do more Xmas present shopping on the net in particular due to high petrol costs - 42% of respondents say they can shop for gifts online while at work.
45.2% of men surveyed admitted that they can shop on the web while at work, while only 34.7% of girls will count on shopping on the web while at work as a choice - About the same % of respondents answered that they are going to buy Xmas gifts online this year for pets ( 17% ) as they'll for work-mates ( 18% ) Survey Strategy This Xmas shopping survey was conducted by PriceGrabber.com in October 2005. The survey ran from October 12-19 October 2005. It was administered online among a random sample of people. The confidence interval for all results is 95% with a margin of blunder of roughly + / -3 p.c. points for the whole sample. Two, 2005.
