News - April 2010

Multi-Channel Shopping Explored In New Study

30 April 2010 09:59

We know that safe shopping online is becoming an everyday part of the lives of most people, but what might surprise some are the myriad ways in which consumers are already taking advantage of the [...]

New App Looks To Change How We Buy On Facebook

29 April 2010 10:52

By now many of us will have heard of a variety of ways in which online retailers can leverage the popularity of the social networking site Facebook, tapping into the potential for e-commerce [...]

Amazon Reports A Hot Quarter But Kindle Battle A Mystery

28 April 2010 09:42

Amazon.com is certainly firing on all cylinders at the moment. The successful online store, which deals in everything from toys and games to household items and books, has always been rather [...]

More of the UK Net Shopping Than Ever Before

27 April 2010 12:26

Good news for online retailers-the British population is slowly but surely moving wholesale into the e-commerce arena, with more people than ever before turning to the net for safe shopping online. In [...]

Cautious Shoppers Are An Online Retailer's Favourite

26 April 2010 12:48

Security technology firm McAfee has some news for online retailers: they should remember that patience is a virtue and is in fact the hallmark of a consumer likely to make a purchase when it comes [...]

Facebook Expands As Shopping Channel With Flash Apps

23 April 2010 11:26

We may once have viewed it purely as a social networking site, but recently the extremely popular social media site Facebook has begun to demonstrate that it can be a valuable tool for e-commerce too, [...]

PayPal Helps Out Online Retailers With Micropayment Change

22 April 2010 09:26

Micropayments have been something of a sore point for many in the e-commerce industry. Historically, the problem has been that when customers make purchases as part of their safe shopping online, [...]

Online Shoppers Avoid High Street Tax

21 April 2010 09:12

Are high street shoppers getting a raw deal and not even realising it? According to new research from shopping comparison site, PriceRunner, they may well be. The site had a good look at the typical [...]

IMRG Look To Keep The Net-And Their Brand-Secure

20 April 2010 13:22

If you engage in safe shopping online on a regular basis, you may already know about the ISIS brand and what it represents in the context of internet shopping. If not, it may be useful to know that [...]

Online Sales Help Marks & Spencer Surprise Analysts

19 April 2010 09:06

High street favourite Marks & Spencer has recently had much to be pleased about after announcing some unexpectedly strong growth in the quarter which runs from the start of the year to the 27th [...]

Easter Proves To Be A Good Omen For Online Retailers

16 April 2010 09:16

Certain times of the year are always a blessing for retailers. Christmas, Halloween, Easter; all are good news for those retailers who may still be reeling from the effects of the recent recession. [...]

App Store Explosion Creates New eCommerce Trend

15 April 2010 09:20

Most of us will have heard of application stores ("app stores") for mobile phone platforms and many of us will have used at least one of them to download a phone app while doing some safe shopping [...]

Facebook Once Again Hailed As Useful E-Commerce Channel

14 April 2010 09:19

Not for the first time, online retailers are being urged to sit up and take notice of the popular social networking site Facebook. Experts have predicted that the website will continue to grow in [...]

A New Direction For eBay

13 April 2010 20:43

Most people would say that the primary reason that they head to the auction site when safe shopping online is to find elusive items, bargains sold at rock-bottom prices in bulk or cast-offs being [...]

Is eBay The Future For Online Retailers?

12 April 2010 15:20

Almost everyone is familiar with eBay; some of us would go so far as to say we love it, whilst others would happily admit that they are addicted to the thrill of getting that hard-to-find item of [...]

Darling Delights Online Retailers

09 April 2010 09:03

At the recent budget announcement, chancellor Alistair Darling's plans for this year's budget may have brought dismay to cider drinkers everywhere, but the government's budget was a positive thing [...]

Search Expert Gives Views On Retail-And Fashion

08 April 2010 09:17

A search industry figure has commented on both the positive and negative experiences of consumers looking to do some safe shopping online scene, pointing out some of the strengths of current online [...]

Are Your Consumers Getting The Job Done?

07 April 2010 09:46

Online retailers could be losing millions of pounds a year from customers who start their safe shopping online on a site but ultimately fail to make a purchase, according to the most recent Retail/E- [...]

Retailers Look To Online and Multi-channel Success

06 April 2010 09:58

Major players in the UK retail sector are further committing to online channels, according to new findings from global investment bank Jefferies & Co. And this can only be good news for those [...]

The Future's Bright, The Future's Mobile

05 April 2010 08:04

As a retailer, one thing upon which you can almost invariably rely nowadays is that your typical consumer probably has a mobile phone. The real question here is what does this mean for online [...]

Fox and Brands Go For Total Net Inclusion

02 April 2010 08:04

Online retailers are expecting continued growth in sales as the UK consumer base benefits from universal access to high speed internet connections, with the result that ever more people will have [...]

New Look Squares Up To Online Rivals

01 April 2010 14:10

Rivalry in the fashion world is far from restricted to the catwalk. Some of the major brands in the online fashion retail sector are set to compete ever more intensively over the coming months. One [...]