Australians shop till they drop online in $9.3bn first half spending frenzy

[1] According to figures in the 2015 First Half Online Retail Report released by eWAY, Australian’s spent $9.3 billion online in the first half to June this year – a 21.5% rise.

[2] eWAY, which boosts to processes a quarter of all online payments in Australia and power more than 19,000 eCommerce stores, reported a total Australian spend of $18.3 billion for 2014-15.

[3] The payment company realized a 21.7 per cent month-on-month growth in sales between May to June 2015 – compared to a 15 per cent growth from May to June in 2014.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – Australians shop till they drop online in $9.3bn first half spending frenzy