The table gives information about departments and online stores in Australia in 2011 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant

The provided table highlights data regarding department and web-based stores including four factors (number of businesses, profit, sales revenue, growth) in Australia during 2011. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily that online stores were better than department stores in all four categories.

In 2011, the number of online’s businesses in Australia was massive with regard to 368, compared to department stores which only contributed to 67 stores. Likewise, the profit of web-based stores was still overwhelmed, contributing to 863 AUD whereas the figure for department stores was 807 AUD.

During that time, the amount of sales income of department and online stores in Australia was 12,700 AUD and 13,400 AUD respectively. Meanwhile, the proportion of growth of stores based on the internet was 0,6%. By contrast, the percentage of development of original stores was 0,4% which was lower than cyber stores by 0,2%.