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| | | | 19/07/2016 | Internet Retailing, Chloe Rigby - Online sales grow by 17% in June: IMRG | | | | | Online spend up 17% in June - IMRG | | | | | Internet Retailing reports that according to IMRG analysis, shoppers spent 17% more online in June than they did at the same time last year - despite the Brexit vote.
The strong performance came amid fears that retail spending would slow following a vote to leave the European Union, which happened three weeks into June. But the IMRG said today, as it released the IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index or June, that it had so far detected only a short blip after the poll.
Tina Spooner, chief information officer at IMRG, said that it was too soon to say what effects the Brexit vote would have long-term. "However," she said, "early signs from a recent IMRG poll of retailers found that around two-thirds of online merchants saw a slowdown in sales in the few days after the EU referendum, with most reporting sales appearing to recover to normal levels again afterwards."
While smartphone spending soared, growing in June by 69% year-on-year, sales made over tablets grew by just 0.4%.
Shoppers opted to buy fashion and footwear during the month: lingerie sales were up by 41%, accessories by 46% and footwear by 34%. Health and beauty sales fell by 5%, and those of beer, wines and spirits by 7%. |
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