A further £20 billion of other consumer spending is online and £30 billion of off-line retail sales are impacted by internet information, research or stimuli. A total of 10% of retail sales now take place online and online retail sales have grown at an average year-on-year rate of 45% for the past six months or 2,000% in six years.
The full list of the 50 most popular online retailers – ranked by visits – is reproduced below.
IMRG collects its sales data each month from a large pool of e-retailers whose sales represent a quarter of the UK market by value.
Almost 4,000 consumers responded to an IMRG survey this month. The results suggest that 52% will reduce their High Street spending in 2006 while 45% will increase their spending online.
All respondents said they research home appliances online prior to purchasing them on the High Street. For consumer electronics it was 94%, furniture 52%, garden and DIY goods 49% and travel 44%.
All of the respondents said they research and then purchase music online, 81% did so for books, 70% for travel, 55% for computer equipment and 45% for videos and DVDs.
IMRG published its IMRG-HITWISE: HOT SHOPS LIST today. It ranks by popularity, as indicated by visits, the top 50 UK online retailers selling goods and services in April 2006.
- Amazon UK
- Dell EMEA
- Argos
- Tesco.com
- Play.com
- Amazon.com
- Expedia.co.uk
- easyJet
- RyanAir.com
- Apple Computer
- British Airways
- lastminute.com
- Thomson Holidays
- Next
- Ticketmaster United Kingdom
- Tesco Register
- MyTravel UK
- Thomas Cook
- Tesco Superstore
- John Lewis Stores
- Thomsonfly.com
- Comet UK
- Marks & Spencer
- B&Q
- bmibaby
- First Choice
- Currys
- O2 Shop
- QVCUK.com
- PC World E-Commerce
- Carphone Warehouse
- HMV.co.uk
- XL.com
- Tesco Electrical Warehouse
- Flybe.com
- Debenhams
- Travelodge UK
- Packard Bell United Kingdom
- Jet2
- Littlewoods Online
- Woolworths UK
- InterContinental Hotels Group
- The Orange Shop
- Seetickets.com
- Monarch Airlines
- Screwfix Direct
- HP
- Opodo UK
- ASDA
- ASOS
The IMRG-HITWISE Hot Shops List will be published quarterly, and excludes comparison websites including eBay, Kelkoo and Froogle.
