The latest data from IMRG (e-retail stats) shows that e-retail was affected by the Royal Mail strikes in October, but now that the threat of further strikes has subsided, the build up to Xmas is expected to be strong for ecommerce websites.
Online sales were still up 12% in October compared with the same month last year, but a strong start to the month gave way to much weaker sales towards the end as the strikes had an impact.
The one sector that didn’t seem to be affected was Gifts - up 40% in October versus 2008. The IMRG put that down to earlier gift buying this year as consumers try to avoid the later rush to fill xmas stockings. More and more consumers seem convinced of the benefits of shopping online for the festive season.
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