Christmas boost to online sales
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) released figures showing an 18% jump in internet sales this Christmas.
Domino's enjoys festive feast of internet orders
The rise in online shoppers over Christmas was also enjoyed in the fast food sector, with pizza delivery firm Domino's recording a sharp rise in festive figures.
Web sales in the UK and Ireland rose 56.6% to £84.1 million in the 14 weeks to December 30, including £2 million of sales in a single day for the first time.
In line with the trend seen in the retail sector, Domino's said a fifth of online business now came from customers using mobile devices, up from 10% a year ago.
E-commerce now accounts for 55.7% of deliveries in the UK, against 44.3% in 2011.
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