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Online sales soar since last year ... but aren't escaping credit crunch

BRITISH shoppers spent more than £4.4bn over the internet in August but the combined effect of the wet summer and the credit crunch helped to fuel a downturn in online sales, market analysts reported yesterday.

BRITISH shoppers spent more than £4.4bn over the internet in August but the combined effect of the wet summer and the credit crunch helped to fuel a downturn in online sales, market analysts reported yesterday.