By the Stats: E-mail Influence on Holiday Purchases Up 10 Percent From 2004

* 50 percent of consumers took advantage of e-mail promotions.
* 41 percent used e-mail to comparison shop.
* 31 percent got gift ideas from e-mails.
* 29 percent went to a retail store as a result of an e-mail.
* 9 percent did no online holiday shopping in 2005.

Note: Total adds up to more than 100 percent because respondents were permitted to select more than one answer.