French 2017 online retail sales seen up 11 pct – industry body

Jan 26 Online retail sales in France could rise by 11 percent this year to 80 billion euros as the number of online vendors increases and people turn to the Internet to shop more often, the French E-Commerce Federation said on Thursday. This would compare with a 14.6 percent year-on-year rise in 2016, when the French spent 72 billion euros buying online, Fevad said.