By the Stats: Gas Tank Woes and Holiday Sales

About a third of online consumers said rising energy costs will change the way they shop for Q4 holidays, according to a new study from The Conference Board, a research and business membership organization, and TNS, a custom research firm. Of that 35 percent reporting a change in shopping habits:

* 53 percent of modest earners (annual incomes of less than $35,000) and 60 percent of affluent earners (with incomes of $70,000 or more) say they will shop less in brick-and-mortar stores and more online to help defray rising energy costs on their budgets.