Online sales slow as UK shoppers rein in Christmas spending
by Sarah Butler from Economics | The Guardian on (#47GW4)
High street gloom spreads online with worst December sales growth in nearly 20 years
Online retailers experienced their worst Christmas sales growth in nearly 20 years in 2018 as shoppers reined in buying electrical goods.
Sales rose 3.6% in December compared with growth of almost 12% for 2018 as a whole, according to online retail body IMRG - which does not include Amazon in its figures. IMRG said low consumer confidence had put a dampener on spending.
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