Online retail sales growth fell in February before the real impact of COVID-19 took hold, extending a weak start to 2020 for the sector.
In February UK online retail sales growth dropped by 0.4 per cent year-on-year, falling well below the three-month, six-month and yearly rolling averages, growing four per cent, 7.5 per cent and 5.3 per cent respectively, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index.