Internet Retailer: The web ranks high for holiday shopping, especially among the well-to-do

After discount stores, the web is the most popular shopping place, according to Deloitte & Touche's new holiday shopping survey. More than half - 53 percent - of respondents said that the internet was one of their favorite shopping destinations, behind only the 62 percent that indicated discount stores. Interestingly, people with more than $100,000 in income were more likely to pick the web. Respondents attributed their liking of web shopping mostly to convenience factors, typically free shipping and the ability to do comparison shopping.