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  &lt;p&gt;Highlights from the report:&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;75% of those who research purchases of TVs and cameras used online as the primary source of information before visiting a store. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;The leading online resources were retail websites (73%), manufacturer websites (68%) and search engines (49%). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Those who search online spend an average of $31 more on digital cameras, &#160;$139 more on TVs and $190 on TV packages. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Some 80% of consumers who research before making a purchase say they ended up buying a brand from their original shortlist, while the rest were influenced in store. &lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;The study's results echo those from a&lt;a href="/blog/424-report-shows-influence-of-internet-on-offline-sales"&gt; Consumer Electronics Association survey last year&lt;/a&gt;, in which online research&#160;&#160;was found to have influenced 77% of offline electronics sales.&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;strong&gt;People who research their electronics purchases on the internet spend 10% more in store than those who don't research online, according to a study by Yahoo and ChannelForce.&lt;/strong&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;Yahoo and ChannelForce surveyed 1,100 US adults in electrical stores, and found that the majority of electronics buyers researched their purchases online before visting the store. &lt;/p&gt;
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