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IMRG, the trade body for global e-retail, and the international consultancy Capgemini said growth was due to several key factors: a struggling economy and high street has driven shoppers online for better deals, while a scorching April saw shoppers jump online early to add to their summer wardrobes.

Online shopping sales beat forecasts – and the high street 2011

U.K. shoppers spent £5.3 billion $8.48 billion online last month, an 18% rise year-to-year, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-retail sales index.

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Earlier this month, the global PE major had invested $20 million in books-to electronics e-retail venture, Flipkart.

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"We are seeing a pretty clear split between the sectors selling low-cost products and those selling high-value ones, with travel, electricals and home and garden lagging some way behind in terms of growth," said Tina Spooner , director of information at IMRG, the industry association for global e-retail.

U.K. High Street Takes Another Blow Jonathan Buck 2011

"We are seeing a pretty clear split between the sectors selling low-cost products and those selling high-value ones, with travel, electricals and home and garden lagging some way behind in terms of growth," said Tina Spooner , director of information at IMRG, the industry association for global e-retail.

U.K. High Street Takes Another Blow Jonathan Buck 2011

The e-retail association Interactive Media in Retail Group forecast that consumers would spend £186.4m online on Christmas Day, with the Boxing Day spend expected to be almost double that at £367.8m.

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The latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-retail sales index revealed a better-than-expected performance for online sales during the first six months of 2011.

Online shopping sales beat forecasts – and the high street 2011

U.K. shoppers spent £5.3 billion $8.48 billion online last month, an 18% rise year-to-year, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-retail sales index.

U.K. High Street Takes Another Blow Jonathan Buck 2011

According to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-retail sales index, also published today, consumers spent £6.4bn online during November, equivalent to £104 a person.

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Measuring 291,000 citizen responses to 104 federal agency websites, the E-Government Satisfaction Index reached 75.2 on a 100 point scale, vs. "e-retail" at 82 and "online news and information" at 74.

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