LONDON, July 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- More Than 1/3 of Total Online Retail Transactions Occur in the
Workplace

- 8 in 10 U.K. Internet Users Now Access Online Retail Sites

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world,
today released the results of a study of U.K. online retail activity, based
on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service. The
report found that 35 percent of spending at online retail sites in the U.K.
occurred from work locations, based on a five month average ending May 2009.

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Online Shoppers Browsing at Home, Buying at Work

In the U.K., 29.1 million people age 15 and over visited an online retail
site from a home or work location in May 2009, representing 79 percent of the
total U.K. online population. Approximately three quarters of the total
visits, time spent, and pages viewed in the online retail category were made
from home locations, with the remaining quarter occurring at work computers.

Interestingly, visitors from work computers were slightly more likely to
purchase goods online than those accessing retail sites from home computers.
While representing only 25 percent of total visits to the online retail
category, workplace visitors accounted for 36 percent of online retail
transactions and 35 percent of money spent at online retail sites, based on a
five-month average ending May 2009.

Breakdown of U.K. Online Retail Activity
     Home vs. Work
    5 Month Avg. Ending May 2009
    Total U.K., Age 15+ - Home & Work
     Locations*
    Source: comScore World Metrix
    -----------------------------
    Location                  Home       Work
    --------                  ----       ----
    Total Visits               74%        26%
    Total Time Spent           74%        26%
    Total Pages Viewed         75%        25%
    Total E-Commerce
     Transactions              64%        36%
    Total E-Commerce
     Spending**                65%        35%


     * Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or 
       access from mobile phones or PDAs.

    ** Based on a representative sample of more than 100 e-commerce web sites

"Although online shoppers visit retail sites about three times more
frequently at home than they do at work, they only spend twice as much at
home," said Mike Read, SVP and managing director, comScore Europe. "That
online shoppers are relatively more likely to make a purchase at work is not
entirely surprising. In fact, we often see that people have very different
browsing patterns between the two locations, having a tendency to be
task-oriented and transaction-minded at work and more leisurely when browsing
at home. By understanding such differences, online retailers can better
optimize their online marketing and advertising strategies to reach consumers
when they are closer to the point of purchase."

Amazon is U.K.'s Most Visited Online Retail Destination from Home and
Work

Amazon Sites was the most visited retail property in the U.K., receiving
a total of 49.4 million visits in May 2009. Apple.com Worldwide Sites ranked
second with 27 million visits, followed by Home Retail Group (16.1 million
visits) and Tesco Stores (13.1 million visits). Apple.com, the U.K.'s second
most visited online retail site, drew only 13 percent of its total visits
from work locations, while NEXT Group attracted 35 percent of total visits
from work locations, a higher proportion than any other top 10 retailer.

Top 10 Retailers by Total U.K. Visits (000)*
    May 2009
    Total U.K., Age 15+ - Home & Work Locations
    Source: comScore World Metrix
    -----------------------------
                                                   % of Total     % of Total
                                     Total         Visits From    Visits From
                                    Visits            Home           Work
    Retail Property                  (000)          Locations      Locations
    ---------------                 -------        ------------   ------------
    Total U.K. Internet
     Audience                      2,051,590             72%            28%
    Retail                           297,157             74%            26%
    Amazon Sites                      49,434             75%            25%
    Apple.com Worldwide Sites         27,002             87%            13%
    Home Retail Group                 16,064             73%            27%
    Tesco Stores                      13,148             68%            32%
    Shop Direct Group                 10,029             77%            23%
    Play.com Sites                     9,782             70%            30%
    NEXT Group                         5,473             65%            35%
    Shopping.com Sites                 5,242             79%            21%
    The Carphone Warehouse
     Group                             5,175             73%            27%
    Arcadia Group Limited              5,053             78%            22%


     * Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or 
       access from mobile phones or PDAs.

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