Internet Retailer: Online retail sales rise 6% for the week ended Aug. 29

Online retail sales grew a paltry six percent for the last week of August, growing to $1.1 billion, according to comScore. That growth only tracked general retail sales growth, pegged at 6.4 percent by ShopperTrak. Online travel sales grew immensely, however, shooting up to almost $1 billion, a 51 percent growth spurt for the week compared to the same time last year.