ShopAtHome.com has released data about 2011 holiday online shopping trends, including a list of the top 10 cities where residents are saving money through online coupon usage. The data shows that this holiday season, Chicagoans are the savviest holiday savers. Nationwide, online coupon usage is up more than 105% vs. this time last year, ShopAtHome said. The top 10 cities with the savviest holiday shoppers:
| 1. Chicago, IL | 6. Orlando, FL | ||
| 2. Houston, TX | 7. Atlanta, GA | ||
| 3. Philadelphia, PA | 8. Phoenix, AZ | ||
| 4. Miami, FL | 9. San Antonio, TX | ||
| 5. Las Vegas, NV | 10. Jacksonville, FL |
Most popular stores for online shopping so far this season:
1. Walmart.com
2. JCPenney.com
3. Target.com
4. BestBuy.com
5. ToysRUs.com
Other findings:
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The most popular Black Friday/Cyber Monday online coupon used
this year was Walmart’s free shipping offer on electronics purchases
over $45.
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79% of consumers say they plan to finalize their holiday shopping “sometime” this month.
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49% of consumers plan to be done shopping by Free Shipping Day (December 16th).
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A whopping 30% of consumers say they won’t be done until Christmas Eve (December 24th).
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59% of consumers say they will only shop online where they can get free shipping.
