An Apple store employee demonstrates new iMac G5 at the Apple Retail Store in Palo Alto, California November 28, 2005. Winners in the holiday online shopping race appear to be Wal-Mart, Amazon and Apple Computer, which are doing the best job of turning browsers into buyers, according to an analysis of Web traffic patterns. REUTERS/PRNewsFoto

Online Shopping Breaks Records in 2005
Holiday shoppers in the U.S. spent $30.1 billion from late October until December 23, a 30 percent increase over the 2004 holiday season ... according to a report released last week by Goldman Sachs, Nielsen/NetRatings, and Harris Interactive ... clothes were still the most popular item bought online during the season, with spending reaching $5.3 billion on the segment ... Consumers spent less online on toys and video games this year, with the category sinking 9 percent compared to 2004. ... 64 percent of those surveyed saying they were satisfied with their experience, compared to 61 percent in 2004.

PC World news story with details here.

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