Online sales up 34% for week ending Nov. 23

Online retail sales for the week before Thanksgiving, ending Nov. 23, grew 34% to $1.37 billion from $1.02 billion for the corresponding week a year ago, reports comScore Networks Inc.

Total retail sales for the week that ended Nov. 22 were flat with a year ago, up a meager 0.01%, reports ShopperTrak’s National Retail Sales Estimate.

Travel spending for the week ending Nov. 23 was up 4% to $676 million from $651 million, comScore reports.