growth levels of internet holiday sales figures from the uk?

Hello Niggon,

Thanks for your question.

The most authoritative report that exists on this subject is put out
by a company called Interactive Media in Retail Group(www.imrg.org). 
There were basically no statistics of this kind before they started
their index in April of 2000.  Therefore, we only have one meaningful
year of comparison.  You can find a direct link to the report here:

Tracking online sales
http://www.imrg.org/IMRGindexSept2002.pdf

Here are the comparisons:

Online Sales in millions of pounds
October 2000
172

October 2001
422

Change = 145 percent

November 2000
215

November 2001
509

Change = 137 percent

December 2000
526

December 2001
230

Change = 127 percent

The average change between 2000 and 2001 seems to be a growth of about
137 percent.  This year, the trend seems to be continuing with all of
the months demonstrating at least a 100 percent growth rate.  I am
sure by that sometime in January they will have the statistics up for
this holiday season so you may want to check their website around that
time.  Overall, it seems that holiday spending will probably continue
to rise at this rate for some time, with more and more people getting
online every year.  The Internet is really maturing as a retailing
medium in the UK, and it can only get better from here.  I hope this
helps.

Search terms used:  UK "holiday sales" growth, UK sales Internet, UK
holiday sales statistics
Search method:  www.google.com

Best Regards,

watershed-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by niggon-ga on 11 Nov 2002 01:00 PST

Thank you for your answer.

However figures do not appear to be specific to holiday sales. Am I correct?

If so are more specific figures available?

Thanks

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Clarification of Answer by watershed-ga on 13 Nov 2002 00:07 PST

Hi Niggon,

I am attempting to gather more specific information and awaiting a few
responses.  Just wanted to let you know I haven't forgotten about you.
  What is the exact timeline in dates that you're looking for?

Thanks,

watershed-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by niggon-ga on 13 Nov 2002 04:01 PST

DATES OF INTEREST ARE 1999 TO 2002

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Clarification of Answer by watershed-ga on 09 Dec 2002 09:42 PST

Hello Niggon,

I finally was able to get ahold of someone with the correct
statistics.  The official tally for online holiday sales according to
imrg for the year 2000 is 525 million pounds, and for 2001 is one
billion 175 million pounds.  These are the only two years that this
data has been available.  Data for this season should be available
sometime in January.  I hope this helps.

Best Regards,

watershed-ga

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