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Traffic to tax Web sites experienced substantial growth during the first week in February, suggesting that people who use online tax resources don't wait until the last minute to tackle their taxes.

People bought more than last year. You see the categories not changing very much from years past. We all expected a heavy gadget-type of Christmas.

In recent years, consumers shop online later and later in the holiday season making the week prior to the holidays the peak in online holiday shopping, with over half of shoppers completing all of their purchases. With guaranteed delivery by December 24th and additional discounts and incentives, online retailers continue to court shoppers until late in the season, looking to capture sales before shoppers turn to stores on Friday and Saturday for last minute purchases.