Online shopping 'up 38%' on 2007
New figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-retail sales index has revealed that £26.5 billion was spent online in 2008.
18 July 2008
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The IMRG Capgemini e-retail sales index has revealed that shoppers spent 38%
more online in the first half of 2008 than last year. The new report highlights
the increasing use of the online channel for shoppers to the extent where shoppers are spending 17p in every £1 online.
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Further coverage:
- The Retail Bulletin reports on the increase of online spending regardless of the credit crunch.
- The Scotsman reports on online sales soaring.
- Mike Petevinos speaks to BBC News on the rise of internet shopping.
- The Mirror reports on how online retail spending is up by 38 percent.
- The FT reports on the buoyant internet shopping sales.
- The Guardian reports on how the boom in online sales shopper desert the high street.
- Mike Petevinos speaks to The Daily Telegraph on how Mothercare has embraced their online shopping channel.
- Shoppers hunt online bargains, The Daily Telegraph reports.
- The Independent reports on how shoppers are bucking the gloom.
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