Internet sales have EXPLODED over the past six years, growing by 3,553% between April 2000 and December 2006. During that period the MONTHLY value of UK e-retail sales rose from £87 million to £3.6 billion.
An estimated 860 million parcels will be shipped to Britain's 26 million internet customers.
Web Users will double the web's share of retail sales to 20% by 2010.
This year internet shopping is expected to reach £42 billion - equivalent to the turnover of supermarket Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer.
According to IMRG, the internet research group, the amount spent online by UK shoppers this year will be equivalent to the sales of NINE London West Ends, Britain's biggest shopping destination.
The GLOBAL internet shopping market place will be worth £250 billion this year.
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