The Net's Future Effect on All Retail
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In five years, the Internet is expected to influence 75% of all retail spending in the U.S., up from 43% in 1999. According to market researcher Jupiter Communications, by 2005 consumers will spend $200 billion at retail Web sites and research another $632 billion worth of purchases on the Internet, but buy the goods at brick-and-mortar stores.
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| Net-influenced spending in the U.S. for both online purchases and those researched or first discovered online but conducted at a store:
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| 2000 | $235 billion |
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| 2005 | $831 billion |
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| DATA: Jupiter Communications
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