Economic conditions have been steadily improving throughout the United Kingdom, which is welcome news following the damaging recession the country experienced over the past few years. Retail sales have been a strong driver of growth in the U.K., and ecommerce is one factor that has contributed to sales increases during the past few years.<\/p>\n
However, a recent study from Capgemini and Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) found that in July, Web sales grew by only 9 percent year-over-year<\/a>, representing the weakest rise in more than three years. Internet Retailer reported that the study revealed a 2 percent decrease between June and last month's online retail sales. This is the first monthly decline Capgemini and IMRG have found since beginning this study 13 years ago.<\/p>\n Despite these poor results, analysts said that the first half of 2013 was still a success for online merchants, as sales increased 16 percent from the first six months of 2012, the source noted.<\/p>\n Things could look up for ecommerce retailers as the holiday shopping season quickly approaches. To deal with the influx of customers and increased sales, businesses can use retail management software<\/a> to ensure all of their online and in-store operations<\/a> are running as smoothly as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Economic conditions have been steadily improving throughout the United Kingdom, which is welcome news following the damaging recession the country experienced over the past few years. Continue reading