12.339.2006 - Online Shopping Hits All-Time High In Christmas Build-Up - Are E-Retailers Able To Secure Their Customers’ Financial Data Under Growing Pressure To Meet Demand?

OXFORD, UK, 5 December 2006: This week, Britain’s shoppers are expected to spend a record £1.145 billion online, the biggest e-sales week this country has ever seen. According to the Interactive Media in Retail Group, internet sales yesterday were set to exceed £180 million in a single day, an all time high and 40% higher than last year’s peak of about £131m, on 12 December 2005. - View Press Release