Online sales grow 20% for week ending Oct. 9

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Online sales for the week ended Oct. 9 grew 20%, reaching $1.69 billion from $1.41 billion in the corresponding week a year ago, comScore Networks Inc. reports.

By comparison, total retail sales for the week ending Oct 8 were up 1.6% from the same week a year ago, reports ShopperTrak’s National Retail Sales Estimate.

Online travel sales for week ending Oct. 9 were up 12% to $1.53 billion from $1.37 billion in the corresponding week a year ago, comScore reports.