For the past few years, online shopping has become the trend. Back then, our grandparents would drive across town to shop only to find out that the item they need is out of stock. Even more frustrating is to realize that they've wasted time, money, and energy. That's unfair.

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15.
84% ofstorevisitorsusetheirmobiledevicesbeforeor
duringashoppingtrip.
22% ofconsumersspendmoreasaresultofusingdigital;
justoverhalfoftheseshoppersreportspendingatleast
25% morethantheyhadintended.
75% ofrespondentssaidproductinformationfoundon75% ofrespondentssaidproductinformationfoundon
socialchannelsinfluencedtheirshoppingbehaviorand
enhancedloyalty.
14.Digitalinteractionsinfluence36
centsofeverydollarspentintheretail
store,orapproximately$1.1trilliontotal.
13.Onlineshoppinghit
$2.29billioninsalesthis
pastCyberMonday.
12.62% alsowanttobuyitemsonline
andmakereturnsin-store,and44%
wanttheabilitytobuyonlineandpick
uptheirpurchasesinastore.
11.Overall,satisfactionwithonline
shoppingishigh,at83percent.
However,itdropsbelow50percentwhenshoppers
areaskedabout,specifically,flexibilitytochoose
deliverydate;abilitytochooseaspecifiedtimeof
dayfordeliveryofpurchase;flexibilitytoreroute
packages;andagreenshippingoption.
10.Withanaverage$561in
spending,GenXersspend
about15% moreonlinethan
GenYers($489),androughly
25% morethantheaverage
onlineadult($449).
9.Forresterfoundthatmorethanthree-quarters
of57,499U.S.onlineadultssurveyedhad
orderedproductsorservicesonline.
AndwhileGenYadults(ages24to32)
arethemostlikelytohavedoneso,
GenXers(ages33to46)
spendthemost.
8.Two-thirdsofAmericans50-plus
buyfrome-retailersonline.
7.Adults50yearsoldandaboverep-
resenttheWeb'slargestconstituency,
comprisingone-thirdofthetotal195.3
millionInternetusersintheU.S.
6.Inthefirstquarterof2014,retailrevenuegeneratedviaa
mobiledevicewasup35percentoverlastyear'sfirstquarter,
withmobileowning13.7percentoftotale-commerceordersin
Q12013comparedto18.5percentduringQ12014.
5.Onlineretailrevenue
sawan11% year-over-year
growthrateforthefirst
quarterof2014,withonline
ordersup13% comparedto
thesamequarterlastyear.
4.Nearly50percentofMillennialssay
theyregularlybrowseforitemsthatthey
don’tnecessarilyplanonbuying.
Thirty-sixpercentsaytheyonlybuy
itemstheydeemnecessary--forwhich
one-thirdarewillingtopayfullprice.
3.Seventy-twopercent
ofMillennialsresearch
andshoptheiroptions
onlinebeforegoingtoa
storeorthemall.
2.Consumersages25to34leadthewayinsmartphoneusage
in-store,comparingprices,readingreviews,buyingproducts,and
engagingwithbrandsonsocialmediawhileinphysicalstores.
1.Onlineshoppingretailsalesare
predictedtogrowsteadilyto$370billion
in2017,upfrom$231billionin2012.
Onlineshoppinghasbecomeamultibillion-dollar
revenuestream--nottomentionithas
completelyturnedthepathtopurchaseonitshead.