More Consumers Research Gift Purchases Online, Regardless of Where They Buy

* 39 percent browse multiple brick-and-mortar stores prior to completing a purchase;

* Of those consumers who plan to purchase 20 or more gifts online this holiday season, 77 percent are female, and 67 percent are between the ages of 25 and 44.

Source: the e-tailing group’s “The Mindset of the Multichannel Shopper: Holiday 2006,” http://view.exacttarget.com/?ffcb10-fe8c1c757466077472-fdf21071746506757c1c7472-ff3016737663