Online Spending Grows 24% reports comScore
Online retail spending remains strong. Online retail spending grew 24% last month reaching $872 million from $705 million a year ago, comScore Networks, Inc. reports. Average weekly sales for the first 26 weeks of the year were $1.1 billion.
Total retail sales for the week ending July 3 were up 9% from the corresponding week a year ago, reports ShopperTrak’s National Retail Sales Estimate.
Online travel sales for the week ending July 4 grew 23% to $948 million from $769 million, comScore reports. Reason given for travel site sales growth is last minute summer vacation travel due to airline special offers.
