Christmas comes early for online retailers

Dawinderpal Sahota
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Sales of gifts online expected to be 16 per cent higher than last year, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index

£6.4 billion is expected to be spent online in the UK this Christmas Online retailers should begin gearing up for the Christmas period as the festive sales peak is set to come earlier than ever, ...

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