Go e-commerce!
I'm glad we contributed our share. According to this Wall Street Journal story (subscription required):
According to preliminary data from Internet tracking firm comScore Networks Inc., online retail spending for the 2003 holiday season -- the period from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 -- surged 30% to a total of $12.5 billion, from $9.7 billion in the same period last year. The figures exclude sales from travel and auction sites.
During the holiday season, consumers spent an average of $200 million a day on online purchases, according to comScore.