Business Research & Insights

Growth was unchanged in January

This month we delve into the data on recent sales event days, the Black Friday to Cyber Monday weekend, and compare this to the traditional peak retail trade four day trading period immediately prior to Christmas day.

Although it slowed in October, the index continued to grow

Growth for online retail sales accelerated in September

Growth was flat for online retail sales in August.

Online retail sales rebounded in June, after contracting in May

Online retail sales growth contracted in May, following strong growth in April.

Online retail sales growth accelerated in April, after being close to flat in March.

Online retail sales growth slowed to almost flat in March

Growth slowed but remained positive in February

Growth rebounded in January from a significant drop in December

We observed a contraction in online sales growth in December, following strong October and November results.