Predictably, specialty Web sites have seen
significant growth around Valentine's Day, with greeting card sites and online
jewelers experiencing 50 percent and 34 percent spending increases
respectively in 2005*.
But the growing popularity of shopping comparison sites like
ShopLocal.com, which added 60 percent more unique visitors during the 2005
Christmas shopping season, means it's now easier than ever for
cyber-Valentine 's to give something a little different, from a new digital
camera to a box set of your hubby's favorite movies.com data shows that more consumers are using the Web for
Valentine's Day research, as the number of unique visitors to the site per day
grew by 11 percent during the two weeks prior to the holiday in 2005.

Moms Plan Dads Procrastinate

m. The first 100 customers who participate in
the demonstration can pose for a free, suitable-for-framing digital
photograph, just in time to give to mom!

* The "Just what I needed for Mother's Day" survey was commissioned by
Circuit City Stores, Inc. The survey's margin of error is +/- 2%.
Circuit City also operates a Web site at http://www.

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'Date Night Cards' Help Cyber-Valentines Make All the Right Moves as More
Shoppers Go Online for the Second-Largest Retail Holiday of the Year

CHICAGO, Whether you've been married for 20 years
or a solo-flying single, there's no avoiding Valentine's Day, now the
second -largest retail holiday of the year behind Christmas. Just select which profile best
describes your Valentine, and print it out and bring it to the store, or start
shopping online immediately.
According to the National Retail Federation, retail spending on
Valentine's Day exceeded $13 billion in 2005 and now trails only Christmas in
the race for the biggest-spending holiday of the year, topping Mother's Day,
Easter, and Father's Day.com ). "Now there's no excuse for coming
home with that same-old box o' chocolates.

, For nearly 100 years, American
families have set aside a day each May to honor their mothers. And in 1924,
Americans began celebrating Father's Day in June.


By contrast, moms appear to put much more time and thought into shopping
for dad:

* Almost twice as many moms compared to dads (44% vs.
Asked which tech gift they would prefer, more than 46 percent of moms picked a
digital camera. Other top tech gift choices included a DVD or CD (32%), a new
TV (14%) and satellite radio (eight percent).
Circuit City carries the latest digital cameras, along with photo
printers, photo paper and ink -- all the tools necessary to make digital
imaging a convenient, easy way to take and share family photos. and was conducted on the Internet by Decision
Analyst of Arlington, Texas. Circuit City's domestic segment operates 612
Superstores and five mall-based stores in 158 U.com.

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But don't worry, for ShopLocal .com
Shopping Expert Eva Yusa, also known as "Eva the Shopping Diva" on her blog
( http://evatheshoppingdiva ."
* Online spending data from VeriSign, February 16, 2005. * New Circuit City National Survey Confirms Different
Gift-Buying Habits

* Retailer Offers Pre-Mother's Day Safety Net for
the Shopping-Impaired

RICHMOND, Va.

Help for last-minute Mother's Day shoppers:
On Saturday, May 7, 2005, Circuit City Superstores nationwide will offer
special demonstrations of the Kodak EasyShare digital photography and printing
system from 1 p.m. markets. Its international
segment operates more than 1,000 retail stores and dealer outlets in Canada.newscom.

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About ShopLocal
ShopLocal, LLC is the leading Web shopping company for consumers and
retailers.

About Circuit City Stores, Inc.-based Circuit City Stores is a leading specialty retailer of
consumer electronics .com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010709/CCLOGO )

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ShopLocal.com Saves Valentine's Day

com, the leading provider of both in-store
sale information and e-commerce options from the nation's top retailers , is
here to save Valentine's Day, delivering "Date Night Cards" to help you find a
great gift or plan the perfect date.

More Consumers Using the Web To Research Valentine's Day Gifts
ShopLocal.9 billion*.
"As Valentine's Day has become more of a gift-giving holiday, people are
heading online to get more creative with their gifts," says ShopLocal.blogspot.com and The ShopLocal Network -- made up of more
than 200 affiliate media, search, and shopping sites -- consumers have access
to the only place on the Web with information on products from local stores
side-by-side with e-commerce options. These two days have become
major occasions for gift giving.

Help mom accessorize with fashionable bags for her electronics, including
her digital camera. until 5 p. More than 1,300 moms and more than 1,100 dads
responded.S.circuitcity.

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Just visit ShopLocal 's Valentine's Day
page for suggestions in five categories: Romantic, Adventurer, Date on a Dime,
Weekend Getaway, and For Singles Only. And
overall online spending associated with Valentine 's Day grew by 30 percent in
2005, from $3 billion in 2004 to $3. With ShopLocal. With ShopLocal 's SmartCircular and
Smart Catalog services, retailers can distribute sales and promotional content
through The ShopLocal Network as well as their own Web sites.
Now, a new survey from electronics retailer Circuit City sheds light on
how men and women approach the job of picking out Mother's Day and Father's
Day gifts.

Men tend to put off shopping for Mother's Day:

* A sizable number (12%) admit they don't shop for a gift until the day
before Mother's Day;

* More than half (53%) say they shop for Mother's Day within a week of the
occasion;

* Only about a quarter of dads (27%) say they shop for Mother's Day gifts
a week or more before Mother's Day. 27%) say they shop
for gifts more than a week before Father's Day;

* About a third of moms (34%) say they shop for dad in the week leading up
to Father's Day;

* Only four percent admit they wait until the day before Father's Day to
shop for gifts.


The "Just what I needed for Mother's Day*" survey also reveals that tech
gifts are as popular with mom as traditional gifts, such as flowers and candy. Most moms (62%) told the Circuit City survey they'd
prefer to carry their electronics in colorful, fashionable bags instead of
traditional black bags. Circuit City is the exclusive retail outlet for
Anika , an entire line of fashionable bags for carrying laptops, digital
cameras, camcorders, and CDs.
Richmond, Va.

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