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E-commerce picks up holiday steam
Traffic to e-commerce Web sites rose last week, an indication that earlier sluggishness may have been an aberration.Visits to e-commerce Web sites in the Nielsen/NetRatings Holiday E-Commerce Index rose 12 percent for the week of Nov.
Traffic to e-commerce Web sites rose last week, an indication that earlier sluggishness may have been an aberration.
Visits to e-commerce Web sites in the Nielsen/NetRatings Holiday E-Commerce Index rose 12 percent for the week of Nov. 12 from the previous week, the firm said Thursday. The news is a welcome indication that the holiday online shopping season has begun, if patterns from last year hold. Full story to follow. -- Wall Street Journal