News - December 2011

M-commerce usage surges this Christmas

29 December 2011 10:33

The sales which spring to life almost as soon as the last present has been unwrapped on Christmas Day have thrown up all sorts of statistics indicating how UK consumers are turning to safe shopping [...]

December 27th sees retail boom

27 December 2011 13:45

Bank holidays, rail strikes and Christmas cash colluded to create what analysts predict was the busiest shopping day of the year on Tuesday this week, according to the Telegraph.
Up to 12 million [...]

Delivery delays cause concern this Christmas

23 December 2011 10:22

Many people are using safe shopping online to make last minute purchases ahead of December 25th but based on statistics compiled during Christmas 2010, it looks like there will be some disappointed [...]

Christmas Day e-commerce splurge of £186.4 million anticipated

22 December 2011 10:15

British consumers will continue to use safe shopping online to buy products even on the busiest gift-giving day of the year, according to a report from IMRG.
The £186.4 million which is [...]

Boxing Day slump predicted for UK online shopping

21 December 2011 09:15

Last year the UK experienced one of its busiest shopping periods of the year in the days following December 25th, when millions went online to take advantage of sales which are kick started after the [...]

Queues affecting Christmas delivery experience

20 December 2011 15:00

UK consumers are complaining that the need to go and collect parcels ordered via safe shopping online ahead of Christmas 2011 from their local Royal Mail depots, because they have missed the original [...]

M-commerce loading times impact conversion rates

19 December 2011 09:35

The amount of time a mobile site takes to load on a consumer's smartphone will have an impact on their willingness to carry out safe shopping online with a particular retailer, according to a study.< [...]

25 per cent of debit card transactions due to e-commerce

16 December 2011 12:13

A quarter of all payments which are made from debit cards this month will be sent through sites offering safe shopping online, according to figures published by Barclays.
It is predicted that UK [...]

Comedian harnesses e-commerce for show distribution

15 December 2011 10:41

US stand-up comedian, Louis C.K., has taken a frank and ultimately profitable approach to releasing a new concert film, turning to safe shopping online in order to get fans to part with a small amount [...]

E-commerce surge stretches Royal Mail

14 December 2011 10:41

The Royal Mail has been facing the busiest period of the year due to the spike in safe shopping online across the UK, with individual sorting centres handling over 180,000 parcels each in a single [...]

Three seeks intervention over m-commerce monopoly

13 December 2011 09:25

UK mobile network provider Three is the smallest of the country's major firms and it has contacted the European Commission to complain about a new m-commerce venture, which involves its three rivals [...]

Shoppers in Hull top e-commerce usage charts

12 December 2011 11:25

A study has concluded that Hull could be the busiest place in the UK for people carrying out safe shopping online this Christmas season.
Experian Hitwise has discovered that the proportion of [...]

PayPal tops online payment survey

09 December 2011 11:44

Consumers are turning to PayPal when they want to purchase products on the web in greater numbers than ever before, with a recent study suggesting that the company's services are now more popular than [...]

Alcohol influences online spending

08 December 2011 08:51

A study has come to the perhaps unsurprising conclusion that UK consumers will be more likely to splash out when shopping online if they have had a drink or two.
Close to 50 per cent of the [...]

350 million hours expended on festive e-commerce

07 December 2011 11:07

Analysts predict that UK consumers will spend approximately 350 million hours conducting safe shopping online in the run-up to Christmas 2011.
A report from Experian Hitwise is indicating, along [...]

UK e-commerce sales peak on Cyber Monday

06 December 2011 09:46

The retail industry has been revelling in its analysis of this year's trends surrounding safe shopping online in the run-up to Christmas and it is expected that Monday was the busiest day of the year [...]

eBay launches temporary high street store

05 December 2011 12:29

Online auction site eBay has turned the idea of safe shopping online on its head in order to create a high street outlet in the centre of London, at which consumers can buy products that would [...]

Further fraud concerns voiced over Christmas e-commerce surge

02 December 2011 09:46

Experts are continuing to emphasise the need for security if consumers want to achieve safe shopping online this Christmas, with a new study from PayPal suggesting that many Brits are not adhering to [...]

Mobile devices fuel festive e-commerce rush

01 December 2011 10:22

Records for shopping online have been set this week, as millions of people spend billions of pounds around the globe to prepare for Christmas, with mobile devices like smartphones and tablets [...]