Internet to Influence Almost 30 Percent of Holiday Purchases

* 47.1 percent of consumers plan to make at least one purchase online this year;
* 88.7 percent regularly or occasionally examine products online before purchasing in a store;
* 23.6 percent start their product research on Google;
* 7.2 percent start their research on Yahoo!;
* 5.5 percent start their research on Amazon; and
* 3.7 percent start their research on eBay.