News - February 2011

E-commerce touted as essential for economic growth in Scotland

28 February 2011 09:23

Experts believe that the best way for the Scottish economy to grow in the coming years is for a greater degree of investment to be provided for the e-commerce industry.A report published by trade body [...]

M-commerce site launched by Liverpool FC

25 February 2011 10:34

Premier League football side Liverpool have beaten their rivals by opening a mobile-optimised site which will allow fans of the team to buy products branded with the club's logo when they are out and [...]

Waitrose refreshes its e-commerce site

24 February 2011 09:26

Supermarket chain Waitrose has announced plans to invest serious sums in its e-commerce site to make the experience of buying groceries even slicker for loyal customers. The updated site will be [...]

Fashion-friendly Mr Porter site launched in UK

23 February 2011 14:31

Online retailer Net-a-Porter has been making the headlines for over a decade, but now the female-focused site is being joined by a sibling which offers the latest styles primarily for men.Mr Porter [...]

E-commerce rises by a fifth in January 2011

22 February 2011 10:57

Online retailers did well in January as the latest figures suggest that sales were up by 21 per cent last month. This equates to a spend of roughly £83 per person, according to statistics [...]

Online shopping ranked second in poll of Brits' favourite innovations

21 February 2011 13:48

UK consumers have put safe shopping online in second place, as part of a survey to find out which innovations have been the most important to the country over the last 10 years.The study was carried [...]

Mobile network strikes deal with eBay over m-commerce features

18 February 2011 11:50

Future smartphones launched by network provider O2, could be sold with the eBay m-commerce app preloaded onto their storage, as part of a new deal which the operator's parent firm, Telefonica, has [...]

Spam and phishing levels drop last month

17 February 2011 11:47

Consumers were given the unexpected post-Christmas gift of a much welcome lull in the assault of spam emails and fraudulent phishing websites in January, according to security firm, Symantec.The [...]

Morrisons acquires online retailer

16 February 2011 09:44

UK supermarket chain Morrisons has bought Kiddicare, an e-commerce firm which specialises in the sale of products for babies and young children.Morrisons paid £70 million for the firm and it is [...]

Gap consolidates European e-commerce expansion

15 February 2011 10:21

Fashion retailer Gap has made its presence in Europe's e-commerce market felt by expanding into eight additional EU nations this month.Last August the UK became one of the first European countries to [...]

Amazon launching m-commerce app for Windows Phone 7

14 February 2011 11:57

Online retailer Amazon is hoping to bag a bigger share of the m-commerce market with the launch of a dedicated app designed for Microsoft's new smartphone operating system, Windows Phone 7.This news [...]

Research measures impact of images on online shopping

11 February 2011 09:34

Online auction site eBay is set to publish a paper detailing research into the ways in which images of products can impact the likelihood of consumers making a purchase.The paper is set to be [...]

Former Tesco e-commerce head hired by M&S

10 February 2011 10:53

Marks & Spencer has renewed its commitment to improving its presence in the e-commerce market by taking on Tesco executive, Laura Wade-Gery, who was previously in charge of online sales at the [...]

eBay planning to up the stakes in m-commerce market

09 February 2011 10:48

Online auction site eBay is one of the world's largest e-commerce firms and now its CEO has committed to bringing the company into the m-commerce sector, with an aggressive new strategy of expansion. [...]

Online retailers neglect social media marketing tools

08 February 2011 10:24

A recent study has found that just three per cent of all traffic received by e-commerce sites is derived from social media sources, which some believe is an indication of how many firms are failing to [...]

French Connection relies on e-commerce for annual profit

07 February 2011 12:05

Fashion retailer French Connection has reported that its profits have leapt significantly in the last 12 months, as a result of branching out is products into more retailers who offer safe shopping [...]

UK consumers rank M&S best for m-commerce satisfaction

04 February 2011 10:36

Marks & Spencer has come out on top of a recent study to determine which UK retailer offers mobile users the most convenient, coherent way to carry out safe shopping online via their smartphones.A [...]

Retailers sign up to NFC m-commerce plans

03 February 2011 14:19

Various UK retailers have committed to plans being formed by mobile network operators Orange and T-Mobile, to make Near Field Communication (NFC) payments a common occurrence by the summer.At the [...]

Retailers add charitable element to online shopping

02 February 2011 14:25

A new browser-based application has been developed to allow consumers to do their bit for charity all while they enjoy safe shopping online with some of the UK's best known brands.Retailers including [...]

High street retailers criticised about online voucher policy

01 February 2011 08:39

A report in the Guardian newspaper has revealed that many retailers who operate on the high street and online are making hundreds of millions of pounds because of inflexible policies relating to gift [...]