Online sales grow 24% for week ending Aug. 21

Online sales for the week ending Aug. 21 grew 24%, reached $1.56 billion from $1.26 billion a year ago, comScore Networks Inc. reports.

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By comparison, total retail sales for the week ending Aug. 20 were up 6.6% from the same week a year ago, reports ShopperTrak’s National Retail Sales Estimate.

Online travel sales for week ending Aug. 21 were up 27% to $1.41 billion from $1.11 billion in the corresponding week a year ago, comScore reports.