by admin at 3:45 pm on January 18, 2010
With Christmas only just over it’s great to be able to see the stats released by various retailers regarding their sales over the festive period. It certainly shows that e-commerce is alive and well both in the UK and US.
The stats below are taken from Econsultancy’s article on the subject.
Online Sales (UK)
- According to the British Retail Consortium non-food, non-store sales (online, phone and mail order sales) were 26.5% higher than a year ago, compared with a 16.9% rise in November.
Online Sales (US)
- According to comStore $29.1bn was spent online in November and December, 4% more than the 2008 holiday season. The fastest growing e-commerce categories were jewellery and watches, and consumer electronics.
Mobile Shopping
- According to a Motorola study 51% of shoppers overall and 64% from the 18 to 34 age group used their mobile phones for in-store shopping-related activities during the holiday season. This included comparing prices, finding user reviews, and making a purchase via mobile.
Retailers’ online sales figures
- Tesco saw online sales figures grow by 20% in the six weeks to January 9 2010, according to its Christmas trading statement.
Over 100m grocery items were delivered to almost 1.5m customers in the run up to Christmas, while Tesco Direct had sales growth of over 50% with a strong performance in toys, TVs, games and entertainment (including digital downloads).
- House of Fraser reported that online sales were up 91% on last Christmas, thanks to the increase in the number of brands offered online. Cosmetics, knitwear and boots were the most popular purchases.
- Hmv.com experienced ‘double-digit sales growth’ over Christmas.
- Mothercare’s Direct in Home sales, which include its online operations, experienced a 19.5% increase in the 13 weeks to January 8, according to the company’s trading statement.
- DSGI reported growth in e-commerce sales of 15% in the 12 weeks to January 9.
