When it comes to shopping, more and more of us are letting our fingers (and our mice) do the walking.
Online sales are incredible to hit 1 billion this year. That is a rise of 20 percent over last year and comes just three years after the commerce hit the 0 billion milestone, agreeing to the 2006 State of Retailing Online narrative from Shop.org and Forrester Research.
Here are seven reasons it makes sense to shop online:
1. Lower prices. Online shopping can reduce overhead costs in a variety of ways, which can translate to lower prices for you. In fact, one 2004 study found online prices to be 6 to 16 percent lower than offline prices.
