Online sales in the UK fell 9.1% year-on-year last month, although this was against a 61% increase in May 2020. And even with the fall, spend remain strong with sales volumes rising 46% compared to May 2019.
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![]( "Lockdown end means UK online sales drop, but fashion is still on a high")
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![]( "Clothing and footwear get UK online sales boost from roadmap to lockdown end")
Clothing and footwear get UK online sales boost from roadmap to lockdown endOnline retail sales surged again in February and fashion was a key beneficiary. And it was encouraging that footwear sales sprang back to life after a tough year due to the pandemic keeping consumers at home.
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![]( "UK cross-border e-tail sales strong in 2020 says Global-e")
UK cross-border e-tail sales strong in 2020 says Global-eThe UK’s outbound cross-border e-commerce rose as much as 57% last year and the peak festive trading month, November, saw an increase of 42% year-on-year as well.
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![]( "UK e-tail surges but weak fashion could have \"very difficult period\" ahead")
UK e-tail surges but weak fashion could have "very difficult period" aheadE-tail sales rose almost 24% last month as physical stores in the UK stayed closed, a new report shows. But fashion struggled and there were warnings that the sector could continue to struggle post-lockdown.
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![]( "UK's March e-sales are bad news for fashion, e-tail boom a myth say new figures")
UK's March e-sales are bad news for fashion, e-tail boom a myth say new figuresThe UK retail lockdown may have sent many consumers to webstores in order to buy the products they wanted, but it also sent online fashion sales spiralling downwards, exploding the myth of an online boom.
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![]( "UK e-sales suffer in August but menswear and shoes power ahead")
UK e-sales suffer in August but menswear and shoes power aheadWe've already heard from the UK's statistics body that e-sales in August were weak and now the key specialist tracking report that monitors such sales has confirmed the weakness, although fashion looked strong
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![]( "UK fashion e-tail growth slows, m-commerce falls as pureplay stores have tough time")
UK fashion e-tail growth slows, m-commerce falls as pureplay stores have tough timeFashion dragged UK online retail sales growth down last month and m-commerce went into reverse with pureplay e-tailers suffering more than multichannel players as warm weather dented consumer interest in shopping.
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![]( "UK fashion gets no uplift despite surging e-tail in February, omnichannel is key")
UK fashion gets no uplift despite surging e-tail in February, omnichannel is keyOnline retail in the UK enjoyed a warm weather boost in February as a mini heatwave sent the e-tail sales rise easily above the averages seen in the last few months, according to the IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index.
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![]( "UK e-shoppers reach tipping point as smartphones become dominant device")
UK e-shoppers reach tipping point as smartphones become dominant deviceShoppers are now buying through their smartphones in larger numbers than ever and Q4 reached a tipping point as more of them bought through their phones than their computers for the first time ever.
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![]( "UK e-sales growth is weak again but at least fashion stays positive")
UK e-sales growth is weak again but at least fashion stays positiveUK online retail was lacklustre again in January with a year-on-year increase of just 7%. That's roughly half of what the growth was a year ago and the second lowest monthly figure since August 2015.