High-street shopping losing appeal in plugged-in Asia

Reuters, 20 Nov 2008, Miral Fahmy

SINGAPORE, Nov 20 (Reuters Life!) - The Internet is replacing the high street as the shopping destination of choice in the Asia Pacific, with a new survey showing a majority of Internet users prefer to go online to buy everything from electronics to holidays.

The survey of just over 3,000 people in six countries and regions -- Singapore, India, Australia, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong -- showed the main draw of e-commerce was convenience and value, with nearly 90 percent saying it enabled them to find the best prices, shop easily and at any time.

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