Web Designers, West Malling, Kent

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Online retail sales have increased 22% year on year. This is the highest rate of increase in more than two years - IMRG, June 2010

An equivalent of £73 for every consumer in the UK is spent online - IMRG, June 2010

Online sales of electrical goods have grown 13% year on year - IMRG, June 2010

Online sales of clothing have grown 32% year on year - IMRG, June 2010

Nearly two thirds (64%) of the UK population have researched products/services online within the last 3 months - European Commission, May 2010

In February 2010, Google launched a scanning app for Android phones called Google Shopper which has since been downloaded over 250,000 times - Google Internal Data, April 2010

The average UK shopper spent £1,102 online in 2009, and the UK overall spent £38bn – more than any other European nation, accounting for almost a third of all online sales in Europe. Online shopping also made up 10 per cent of all retail sales in the UK - The Independent, February 2010

The popularity of online shopping has increased despite the recession. Some 42% of consumers say they have bought more than last year versus 16% who claim to have bought less - Mintel, February 2010

75% of shoppers browsed online retailers for discounts on Xmas and Boxing Day - Mintel, January 2010

In 2009, searches for "restaurant vouchers" grew by 250% year on year in the UK - Google Insights for Search, December 2009

Source: Google Internet Stats 27 July 2010