Shopping top reason for Indians to access internet; average spend Rs 9,400: Survey

Only 61 per cent of consumers falling in the age bracket 46-50 have shopped online in the past year, while only 37 per cent have intentions of doing so in the next 12 months, showing a stark conservative approach towards online purchasing as we move up the age ladder, it said. Indians voted online shopping as the top reason to access internet, spending an average of about Rs 9,400 a month on ecommerce purchases, followed by social networking, according to a survey.
The survey by American Expres