Les Jones

E-commerce > AOL Online Shopping Survey

Nashville ranked #1 in AOL's second annual "Online Shopping Cities" report.

The survey examined regional shopping patterns based on average number of times consumers research or purchase products and services online per month, along with the average dollar amount spent online for products and services per month.

The top reasons given for shopping online were: "easier to comparison shop" (27 percent), followed by "I hate crowds and malls" (24 percent), and "I find better deals online" (12 percent). The report is based on a survey of nearly 8,000 adults conducted by Digital Marketing Services Inc.

The top 10 U.S. cities in e-commerce spending

1. Nashville
2. Los Angeles
3. Raleigh
4. Baltimore
5. San Francisco
6. Washington, D.C.
7. Indianapolis
8. New York
9. Miami
10. San Diego