Online retail sales up 22% in first week of February

Online retail spending for the week ending Feb. 6 was up 22% from the corresponding week a year ago, reaching $1.53 billion from $1.26 billion, reports comScore Networks Inc.

In the first five weeks of the year, online retail sales are 23% ahead of last year’s first five weeks, reaching $7.07 billion from $5.7 billion.

Online travel sales the week ending Feb. 6 were up 7% to $1.108 billion from $1.038 billion a year ago, comScore reports.