Amazon, Brexit uncertainty and data privacy: 5 killer stats to start your week

1. Smartphone overtakes desktop for share of online sales
Smartphones accounted for the largest share of online sales during the fourth quarter (40.4%), overtaking desktop for the first time, which secured 39.7% of sales revenue, followed by tablet on 19.9%.
UK shoppers are also increasingly using mobile devices for accessing retail sites. In Q4, which includes the Christmas period and January, 74.3% of site visits were made through mobile devices, compared to 25.7% on desktop.
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