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The £15bn figure would be a 60% increase on the same period in 2006, while the IMRG has predicted that the <a href="/blog/1118-online-sales-to-hit-78bn-by-2010-imrg">UK's shoppers will spend £42bn online</a> this year. Meanwhile, the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen are predicting that sales of Christmas related goods will reach £12bn in the UK this year, a 5% increase on last Christmas. According to the <a href="http://www.brc.org.uk/details04.asp?id=1274&kCat=&kData=1">BRC figures</a>, the average person will spend £435 on Christmas gifts, 12% more than last year. Clothes, books, films and music are predicted to be the biggest sellers. Related stories: <a href="/blog/1372-78-of-internet-shoppers-are-happy-with-etailers-imrg">78% of internet shoppers are happy with etailers - IMRG</a> <a href="/blog/677-christmas-uk-online-sales-up-50-imrg">Christmas UK online sales up 50% - IMRG</a>

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Online retail spending is set to pass £15bn in the last quarter of the year, according to stats from the IMRG. The <a href="http://www.imrg.org/">group</a> says that higher interest rates and the credit crunch have slowed e-commerce growth slightly, but online shopping is still growing twenty times faster than offline.

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Related Econsultancy reports include our <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-platforms-buyer-s-guide-2009">E-commerce Platforms Buyer's Guide</a>, <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/delivering-successful-e-commerce-projects">Delivering Successful E-commerce Projects</a> and <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-retail-2007-checkout-special">Online Retail Checkout Special</a>. See also the <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-statistics">E-commerce Statistics Compendium</a>.

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2007-11-26T12:01:00+00:00

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