Online retailer Amazon received more than 4 million orders during December 11, making the 2006 holiday season the busiest day ever for the company

Last Friday was one of the year`s busiest shopping days, as "Black Friday" marks the high point of the shopping season

Running a business online is a great way to become successful, specifically if your business sells products that consumers need worldwide. Online shopping is not only easy and convenient, but many say that it is even enjoyable. There is no waiting in lines for the cashier, no searching around aimlessly to find the items you want and no wasting gas on the way to the mall.

Shopping is a pleasure regardless of when and where you do it. There are those who will contradict and state that shopping is a hassle to be dealt with quickly. Frankly regardless of which side of the spectrum you are on, shopping online solves everything.

Online shopping has become a major business. New companies open almost monthly supplying everything and anything that shoppers need. From grocery shopping to clothing and toys, there is very little that you can`t find on the web.

Nothing increases retail business then allowing customers to get great discounts. New York City, who has lost customers to New Jerseys tax free retail shopping, understands this better than anyone. This is why the state has decided to eliminate taxes for one week. It is yet another reason to love New York.

Wouldn`t it be great if you could shop online in the same way that you shop at your local mall? Walking around from store to store picking out the specific items you need without having to travel too far between each. Well now your online shopping experience could be just as fun and simple with the new virtual mall.

Yesterday, we discussed some of the possible destinations for Ron Artest. Today, we are going to add to that list by including the Nuggets, Timber Wolves and Lakers. The Nuggets are eagerly perusing Artest, but it doesn?t seem likely that they be able to swing a deal without including a third team.

A new website, FarLower, offers holiday shoppers the convenience of shopping at home. Many holiday shoppers will buy their holiday gift on the Internet this year.

More than 627 million people have shopped online at least once, the research firm ACNielsen determined in a study released Wednesday. Eighty-nine percent of American internet users have purchased products online, with the U.S. ranked eleventh in terms of online purchasing.

Unlike other comparison shopping portals, Planet Online through proprietary eShopping Rewards system provides online shoppers with shopping rewards, competitive pricing, quality merchandise, and trustworthy merchants.

The nation`s leading wedding resource The Knot unveils its fall/winter issue of THE KNOT Magazine -- the ultimate shopping magazine for brides -- on newsstands nationwide today.