Online Retail Sales Up 45 Percent From Last Year

By Chris Richardson
Staff Writer
Article Date: 2005-04-12

A study conducted by comScore.com found online retail sales, after what some consider a slow start to 2005, are having a nice rebound when compared to numbers from this time last year.

comScore reports online sales for were up 45% when compared to the same week from a year ago. Numbers indicate online sales reached $1.59 billion for the week ending March 20, 2005, up from last year's $1.09 billion.

The study also reveals online travel spending rose 46 percent to $1.32 billion.

Thanks to MarketingVOX.com for the heads-up.

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Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for WebProNews. Visit WebProNews for the latest search news.