High Oil Prices An Online Retail Opportunity

The threat of persistently high prices for crude oil through the winter could be a boon to web-based retailers. Americans love to shop. They hate gas prices that make them look wistfully back at $1.80 per gallon retail. These two factors could lead to some serious sales for the online retailer with the savvy to capitalize on them. Big names like Amazon and LL Bean will get their share of customers without too much marketing exertion. The rest of the web will have to work a little harder, though. A profitable holiday sales season can get a business through the other three quarters of a year. A WebTrends survey of online retailers