UK shoppers the biggest spenders online

Monday, 01 February 2010 08:24

The total spent amounted to £38bn online in 2009, or an average of £1,102 per shopper, according to the Centre for Retail Research (CRR). It further states that online sales now account for almost 10% of total retail sales in the UK. The forecasts show that internet shopping would continue to grow sharply this year and is likely to reach £42.7bn in 2010.

Bruce Fair, managing director of online shopping and price comparison site Kelkoo, said, "This year is when we will really start to see online sales achieving a significant share of overall retail trade in the UK."

He further added that online shoppers were growing in confidence, with the proportion of them prepared to spend more than £1,000 or more on a single transaction rising from 12% in 2008 to 25% in 2009.