nightcats's Journal: Xmas Online Spending Goes Against Trend

Buried in this New York Times report on disappointing sales for big retail this holiday season is the fact that online sales showed another fairly strong surge: "Much of this season's action appeared to unfold on the Web, which spared consumers a $3-a-gallon drive to the mall. Like MasterCard, ComScore, a research firm, found that online spending rose steadily to $26.3 billion."