Online retail sales growth cools off a bit as it rises 37%

Online retail sales during the week ended Oct. 10 slowed down the pace of the two prior weeks, rising a relatively low 37% to $1.4 billion from $994 million in the comparable week a year ago, comScore Networks reports. Online sales rose 61% year-to-year during the week ended Oct. 3 and 53% during the prior week.

Total retail sales rose 11.6% for the week ended Oct. 9, according to ShopperTrak.

Online travel sales rose 46% for the week ended Oct. 10, to $1.23 billion from $847 million a year ago, comScore reports.