May brought an 81% increase in retail e-commerce sales and several segments benefited from triple-digit year-on-year growth.
The growth was driven by sportswear and sporting goods purchases, as well as DIY supplies and gaming, according to a ACI Worldwide analysis.
The figures, according to a press release on the data, reflects a full months of expansive COVID-19 restrictions including stay-at-home orders and brick and mortar retailers still closed due to the pandemic.
But not every retail sector is benefiting with travel down 73% compared to a year ago.
«While many of the trends in e-commerce purchasing behavior that emerged in March and April have continued, we are starting to see the impact that the gradual easing of restrictions is having on retail activity,» said Debbie Guerra, executive vice president, ACI Worldwide, in the release. «People working from home are now set up, and we see spending shifting from home office supplies back toward consumer goods like sporting goods and home improvements.»
