E-Commerce Will Grow Again This Holiday Season, But Don’t Thank Mobile or Social

Online shopping should be a bright spot during the holidays this year, with sales expected to grow by 20 percent compared to 2011. But it's not what you may think. Sales are forecast to increase because there are two additional days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, giving consumers more time to shop than they had last year. That was the conclusion of a 15-page report written by analysts at Citi Research.