keywords: holiday sales christmas presents washingtonpost
text: Holiday Forecast: Continued Growth Of Online Sales (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - When I ordered Christmas presents last week from L.L. Bean's 295-page holiday catalog, I broke my usual routine and did not call the company's toll-free line. Instead I visited the Web site because I thought it might offer bargains and be as quick as a phone call.