Online shopping will be more popular than ever this holiday season, according to a new consumer survey by market research firm Vizu.
Among the highlights of the report:
*33 percent of those polled said they plan to do more online shopping this holiday season, while just 21 percent said they plan to do more of their holiday shopping in traditional stores.
*The two most popular reasons for shopping online: lower prices (cited by 48.5 percent) and avoiding the hassles of malls and stores (45.5 percent).
But a lot of people are still reluctant to entrust their holiday purchases to Internet retailers for reasons ranging from expensive shipping costs to fear of their order getting messed up.
*73.3 percent said they would shop more online if shipping costs were lower.
*Half of those who have shopped online said they’ve had at least one serious problem in the past when trying to make an online purchase (product didn’t show up, etc.).
Colorful charts and graphs from Vizu after the jump.
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