Online sales now account for nearly 10% of total UK retail sales

"UK shoppers spent more online than anywhere else in Europe last year, accounting for almost a third of all European sales, research suggests.
UK consumers spent £38bn online in 2009, or an average of £1,102 per shopper, according to the Centre for Retail Research (CRR).
Online sales now account for almost 10% of total retail sales in the UK, the centre calculates."
Source: Research from the Centre for Retail Research, commissioned by Kelkoo, and reported by BBC News, 1st February 2010