Ecommerce facts and figures
A study by market research company Mintel revealed in its 2008 report on e-commerce shows that the UK leads Europe in online shopping.
The research found UK ecommerce online shopping sales were worth £12.8bn last year (2007), compared to just £9.24bn in Germany, the next largest market. France (£5bn), Italy (£780m) and Spain (£710m) lag behind the top two.
The UK also showed the fastest growth, soaring 75% between 2005 and 2007.
"The UK has far and away the most developed online market in Europe," said Richard Perks, director of retail research at Mintel. "The main reason is the sophisticated online offering of the UK's food retailers and the fact that so many Britons now do their weekly shop online. The consumer boom of the last few years has also undoubtedly played a key role, when British shoppers were always keen to spend their cash."
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