Online retail sales rise 27% for week ended Feb. 20

Online retail sales rose 27% for the week ended Feb. 20, to $1.68 billion from $1.32 billion, comScore Networks Inc. reports.

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By comparison, total retail sales for the week ended Feb. 19 rose 6% year-over-year, ShopperTrak reports.

Online travel sales rose 27% for the week ended Feb. 20, to $1.38 billion from $1.09 billion from the comparable week a year ago, comScore says.