Online retail sales rise 6% for the week ended Aug. 29

Online retail spending rose 6.3% for the week ended Aug. 29, to $1.103 billion from $1.038 billion in the comparable week a year ago, comScore Networks Inc. reports.

Total retail spending for the week ended Aug. 28 rose 6.4% year-over-year, according to ShopperTrak’s National Retail Estimate.

Online travel spending rose 51% year-over-year for the week ended Aug. 29, to $964,000 from $640,000, comScore reports.