Fivefold increase in online shopping since 2007

Online shopping has sky-rocketed in Ireland over the past decade, with a fivefold rise in shopping at the click of a mouse.

Shoppers are purchasing everything from their bread and milk to wedding dresses and suites of furniture from the comfort of their own home and getting the goods delivered to their door.

Time-pressed professionals along with increased broadband coverage have been the driving forces behind website shopping sprees in the last 10 years.