Online shopping continues to grow

Statistics show that we are continuing to spend online, which is great news for all e-commerce businesses. It is reported that in the first 6 months of 2006, British shoppers spent a massive £13.5 billion online, which is a 40% increase on the same period in 2005.

June was the best month for online sales with more than £2.2 billion spent by consumers; this was up by 37% on June 05.

With more products than ever available on the Internet, and with increased consumer confidence in buying over the web, we will no doubt continue to see a growth in online sales over the months to come and with the run up to Christmas. It is therefore a must for all Internet businesses to make sure that site security is a high priority as it is for our customers.