Online retailers take one in every three pounds spent on CDs, DVDs, videogames - study

Coral Williamson

Kantar Worldpanel’s quarterly retail barometer has found that online retailers dominate sales in the entertainment category. High Street stores have seen market share in physical entertainment drop 3% year-on-year due to online competition.

Online behemoth Amazon now represents 17.6% of total spend on CDs, DVDs and console videogames, according to the survey. These products make up two thirds of its total online sales. During the 12-week period ending April 13, one in five physical entertainment products were sold through Amazon.

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