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Online Clothing Shopping on the Rise

by Tim Stevens on May 14, 2007 at 11:14 AM

Clothing Shopping Online

When it comes to shopping, it's much easier to find a computer that fits than it is to find the perfect pair of jeans without trying them on. It's surprising, then, that new statistics show more people are shopping online for clothes and shoes than for computers.

Last year online clothing, accessory, and footware sales beat computer sales for the first time, accounting for $18.3 billion for clothes compared to $17.2 billion for computers. Most attribute this shift to the availability of odd sizes online. If you know you're an odd size (like most people seem to be), clicking through a Web page is a lot easier than rifling through rack after rack of normal-sized garments. Plus, you don't have to drag your significant other along and make him sit around and wait. Husbands and boyfriends around the world thank you.



From 'USA Today'

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