News - June 2012

John Lewis develops hybrid e-commerce delivery solution

29 June 2012 11:05

Department store chain John Lewis is attempting to innovate in the world of safe shopping online, taking the lead from the growing 'click and collect' culture, but making it convenient for customers [...]

Carpetright focuses on e-commerce over high street

28 June 2012 11:24

Carpetright has become the latest major retailer to alter its course and move away from bricks and mortar outlets in favour of improving its facilities for safe shopping online.
Last year, [...]

Tesco planning personalised online shopping experience

27 June 2012 16:20

Tesco it setting out to revolutionise the type of safe shopping online process that its customers encounter, with head of the firm, Phil Clarke, outlining that there will be a new, personal approach [...]

Consumers cagey about data privacy online

26 June 2012 13:16

A study carried out by the Future Foundation has found that UK consumers are only happy to part with their private information online if they feel they can trust the company which is requesting it.

Silver surfers increase e-commerce activity

25 June 2012 14:40

People over the age of 50 are spending more money via safe shopping online today than they were in the past, according to a report from Saga.
A 25 per cent increase in the number of online sales [...]

M-commerce diversifies retail experience

22 June 2012 11:01

A new report, conducted by Forrester on behalf of Tradedoubler, has found that m-commerce is having a major impact on the way that European consumers are carrying out their shopping.
Over 2,000 [...]

UK businesses encouraged to harness web to make sales

21 June 2012 15:10

A report from the European Commission suggests that less than a fifth of companies based in the UK are taking advantage of the popularity of safe shopping online to offer their goods and services to [...]

Study analyses significance of Scottish e-commerce market

20 June 2012 11:01

The annual value of the market for safe shopping online in Scotland could soon top £31 billion, sustaining around 200,000 positions of employment in the process, according to a report [...]

Debenhams launches free Wi-Fi to encourage m-commerce

19 June 2012 13:18

If you head into one of Debenhams' many high street outlets in the near future, you will be able to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot, completely free of charge.
This is because the chain has launched a [...]

Retailer to charge users who shop with IE7

18 June 2012 10:55

Internet Explorer 7 is by no means the oldest web browser that some people still use, although it now seems that harnessing it could be costly, if you want to carry out safe shopping online.
This [...]

Sainsbury enjoy online sales boost

15 June 2012 14:00

Sainsbury's is one of the UK's major retailers managing to cling onto growth, despite the tough economic climate, with safe shopping online allowing it to make headway over the past three months.
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Animations to enhance online shopping

14 June 2012 12:49

A trio of companies have got together to make safe shopping online a more engaging experience, particularly when you are picking up groceries from your preferred e-commerce retailer.
Famous [...]

M-commerce usage skyrockets

13 June 2012 14:55

The significance of the m-commerce market continues to grow, with sales up by 2000 per cent within the past two years, according to IMRG Capgemini.
In an index of the market, it has been found [...]

Google introduces new safe shopping accreditation scheme

12 June 2012 11:17

Search giant Google has announced the launch of a new initiative, which it hopes will allow its users to identify the best sites for safe shopping online and avoid those that might be less scrupulous [...]

Consumers warned over online glasses shopping

11 June 2012 13:34

People in the UK regularly turn to the web to buy all sorts of products, from TVs and games consoles to their weekly groceries. But a new study from Which? suggests that we should be considering the [...]

Vodafone makes headway in m-commerce market with acquisition

08 June 2012 15:20

UK mobile network provider, Vodafone, has recently become the controlling force of m-commerce company Vouchercloud and is now looking to push its smartphone shopping options, in a way that allows it [...]

Google evolves e-commerce platform

07 June 2012 09:32

Search giant Google is set to kick its online shopping search service into the next gear, making its engine a better place for both consumers and retailers in the process.
Google has offered [...]

British e-commerce users flock to buy fashion items

06 June 2012 13:28

A new report from the Cotton Council International has found that the number of people using safe shopping online in order to buy clothes, accessories and other fashion garments, has increased over [...]

Asda confident in m-commerce success

01 June 2012 11:19

UK supermarket chain, Asda, has just completed phase one of its move to a multiplatform style of retail, which heavily involves safe shopping online and m-commerce.
The firm is predicting that [...]