We’re into the Christmas ecommerce statistics/reporting season. And the news is good in spite of the ongoing difficulties in the broader economy. Furthermore, if Xmas sales are a growth indicator, then ecommerce looks set to continue to break new records in 2010.

According to IMRG, Xmas day online sales rose by 29% to £132 million and Boxing Day (when many sales kick in) delivered  £281 million in online orders.

M&S and Ocado reported strong Xmas trading and John Lewis’ ecommerce website had an order every 10 seconds on Christmas Day. House of Fraser’s ecommerce site recorded sales up 91% in the run up to Xmas and Tesco Direct +50%. So it’s quite clear from these massive growth rates that ecommerce is still nowhere near maturity.

It’s interesting to reflect that almost 50% of books are now sold online and that is a factor of the longevity in the market of online book retailers led by  Amazon. Most other retail sectors still have massive opportunity for growth.

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