• A new national survey shows that Internet shopping doubled from last August -- both in number of users and money spent.
• More people shopped online in August than last December, mainly families with children -- could back-to-school shopping online be a new trend for time-pressed families?
• Overall, traffic and sales in music stores is up over last year, despite all the fuss about piracy
• "Retail-wise, it was the best Labor Day weekend in a decade," notes Beemer.

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