Online retail sales rise 25% for week ended July 17

Online consumer spending rose 25% year-over-year to $1.41 billion from $1.13 billion, comScore Networks Inc. reports.

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By comparison, total retail sales rose 4.5% for the week ended July 16, according to ShopperTrak RCT Corp.’s National Retail Sales Estimate.

Online travel sales rose 13% for the week ended July 16, to $1.31 billion from $1.16 billion, comScore reports.