Online Spending was up 24% in 2004

According to Jupiter Research, online spending jumped 24 percent to $69 billion in 2004. Smart Money magazine reports that 71 of the top 100 ecommerce Websites offered some sort of money-back product guarantee, up from 45 percent in 2003, while nearly half now offer free shipping on certain purchases. Online jewelry sales grew 113 percent in 2004.