Retail E-Commerce Spending Up 14% vs. Year Ago

comScore's U.S. retail e-commerce sales estimate for last year's fourth quarter showed that online retail spending reached $49.7 billion, up 14 percent vs. 2010. This represented the ninth consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth and fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. U.S. retail e-commerce spending in 2011 reached a record $161.5 billion, marking a 13 percent increase from 2010.