As gas prices climb, so does online spending. Online retailers may have high gas prices to thank for the increase in the number of US shoppers making purchases online. We’re all affected by skyrocketing gas prices, which, according to a recent eMarketer article, are resulting in fewer trips to the brick and mortar store and more web surfing for American consumers. 11% of consumers from a recent Nielsen survey said that they are now shopping online (up from 9% in June 2007), and more than half of the respondents from a related study said that high gas prices were an incentive for that choice. Click here to read the full article.