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<p>Consumers have upped their online spending by almost a quarter on last year, most of it on cheap furniture and summer holidays, new figures show.</p>
<p>Shoppers in the UK spent £5.1 billion online in January, a year-on-year increase of 21%, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.</p>
<p>But they appear to have used their limited disposable income for seasonal discounts on furniture and early annual holiday bookings instead of the high street January sales, the report said.</p>
<p>The travel sector saw a surge of 31% year-on-year and a 173% increase on the month earlier.</p>
<p>The average value of booked holidays was £886, the highest recorded amount since December 2008.</p>
<p>The home and garden sector enjoyed a year-on-year increase of 56%, while alcohol sales declined by 67%, possibly following the excesses of the festive period, and clothing, footwear and accessories sales were down 39%.</p>
<p>Chris Webster, head of retail consulting and technology at Capgemini, said: &#8220;It seems that the British consumer is looking ahead to sunnier times and taking full advantage of the big new year sales offered by the major travel operators.&#8221;</p>
<p>IMRG spokeswoman Tina Spooner said: &#8220;While the index results for January show a very encouraging start to the year for e-retailers, it is important to note this strong growth is on the back of the lowest-ever annual growth recorded in January last year when the e-retail market grew just 4.6%.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sales of travel were strong during January, particularly after the severe winter weather in December. Clearly Britons are not tightening their belts where holidays are concerned, with the index recording the highest average spend in this sector in over two years.&#8221;</p>
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