Online spending rises 29% for week ended April 17

Online consumer spending for the week ended April 17 rose 29% to $1.46 billion from $1.13 billion in the comparable week last year, comScore Networks reports.

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By comparison, total retail sales rose 7.5% for the week ended April 16, according to ShopperTrak RCT Corp.’s National Retail Sales Estimate.

Online travel sales rose 24% for the week ended April 17, to $1.09 billion from $876 million a year ago, comScore reports.