Online sales grow 19% for week ending Oct. 17, comScore reports

Online retail sales grew 19% the week ending Oct. 17 from the corresponding week a year earlier, reaching $1.3 billion from $1.1 billion, comScore Networks Inc. reports.

By comparison, total retail sales for the week ending Oct. 16 were up 5.5% from a year earlier, reports ShopperTrak’s National Retail Sales Estimate.

Online travel sales for the week ending Oct. 17 were up 24% from a year ago, reaching $1 billion from $806 million, comScore reports.