6683 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>E-commerce now represents 3.3% of the $1trillion-plus retail market in the US, according to the data (<a href="http://www.marketingvox.com/archives/2007/09/28/retail-ecommerce-sales-in-q2-up-6-percent-from-q1/?camp=rssfeed=mv=textlink">via MarketingVOX</a>).</p> <p>Overall, the retail sector grew 3.8% year-on-year in the quarter.</p> <p>This side of the pond, Q2 saw etailers’ turnover increasing 52.5%, according to <a href="/blog/1656-etailers-cash-in-on-wet-weather">recent figures</a> from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG).</p> <p>July also went on to be a record month for the sector – sales went up 80% as bad weather persuaded more consumers to do their shopping online.</p> <p> <strong>Related research: </strong> <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-retail-2007-checkout-special">Online Retail 2007 - Checkout Special</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>E-commerce now represents 3.3% of the $1trillion-plus retail market in the US, according to the data (<Link URL="http://www.marketingvox.com/archives/2007/09/28/retail-ecommerce-sales-in-q2-up-6-percent-from-q1/?camp=rssfeed=mv=textlink" Window="Self">via MarketingVOX</Link>).</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Overall, the retail sector grew 3.8% year-on-year in the quarter.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>This side of the pond, Q2 saw etailers’ turnover increasing 52.5%, according to <Link URL="/blog/1656-etailers-cash-in-on-wet-weather" Window="Self">recent figures</Link> from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG).</Paragraph> <Paragraph>July also went on to be a record month for the sector – sales went up 80% as bad weather persuaded more consumers to do their shopping online.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related research: </Emphasis> <Link URL="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-retail-2007-checkout-special" Window="Self">Online Retail 2007 - Checkout Special</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-09-28T10:09:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>US e-commerce sales rose by over a fifth in the second quarter of the year, according to new figures from the Commerce Department.</strong> </p> <p>The period saw online retailers generating adjusted income of $33.6bn, an increase of 6.4% from Q1 and 20.8% from the same period in 2006.   </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>US e-commerce sales rose by over a fifth in the second quarter of the year, according to new figures from the Commerce Department.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The period saw online retailers generating adjusted income of $33.6bn, an increase of 6.4% from Q1 and 20.8% from the same period in 2006.   </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1791 364323 US etail sales up 20% false 2007-09-28T10:09:00+01:00 us-etail-sales-up-20 2009-04-28T22:58:58+01:00 2009-04-28T22:58:58+01:00 284