News - September 2010

John Lewis launches online price match promise

30 September 2010 11:21

UK retailer John Lewis has been offering its 'never knowingly undersold' price match mantra to in-store shoppers for over three quarters of a century, but now it will be offering online consumers the [...]

M-commerce usage varies by mobile brand, survey finds

28 September 2010 10:08

A new report into the way in which mobile users shop online from their phones has discovered that some consumers are more likely than others to indulge in m-commerce depending on the brand of their [...]

Growth of UK e-commerce set to diminish, analysts argue

27 September 2010 08:58

The level of growth seen within the UK e-commerce sector is not going to be as high as in previous years, as the pinch of government spending cuts and wider acceptance of online shopping tools hit [...]

Zara experiences benefits of online shopping after e-commerce launch

24 September 2010 15:29

High street fashion franchise Zara recently launched its first online shopping outlet and the parent company of this retail giant has said that early figures suggest that the e-commerce outing will be [...]

M-commerce transaction validation to rely on GPS data

23 September 2010 16:32

Analysts predict that the future of making secure payments for goods using your mobile phone will rely upon authentication which is based on location information.Researchers at Gartner have said that [...]

Tesco plans international online shopping development

22 September 2010 13:41

UK Supermarket chain Tesco is set to bring safe shopping online to several key international locations as it pushes to bolster its presence in the e-commerce market.
This news has been publicised [...]

eBay launches online shopping for visually impaired

21 September 2010 13:33

People who suffer from visual impairments will find that their online shopping experience has just got that little bit easier, as auction site eBay has announced the arrival of its user friendly site [...]

Scammers target UK consumers with fake tax rebate emails

20 September 2010 14:41

Experts are warning people living in the UK, that they are vulnerable to a new spam and phishing site campaign that is attempting to steal private data and financial information under the guise of HM [...]

E-commerce benefits environment, report claims

17 September 2010 11:04

The impact of e-commerce on the environment is much less than that of shopping on the high street, according to a new report quoted by online auction site eBay and environmental analyst firm Cooler.It [...]

Experts warn Morrisons of e-commerce pitfalls

16 September 2010 09:22

Shortly after supermarket chain Morrisons announced that it would be trialling an e-commerce platform, to allow customers to shop for their groceries online, a number of industry insiders have said [...]

Consumers targeted by phoney fashion sites

15 September 2010 13:15

A study has found that big name fashion houses such as Gucci and Chanel are having their brands harnessed by cybercriminals who create fake sites and attempt to steal private information from [...]

Hotels.com to launch m-commerce site

14 September 2010 09:56

Accommodation booking site Hotels.com, which already offers safe shopping online for those wanting to travel to many international destinations, has announced that it will be getting into the mobile [...]

Sixty-three per cent online growth recorded by Laura Ashley

13 September 2010 13:09

The online outlet of high street chain Laura Ashley has seen a dramatic increase in sales, having risen by nearly two thirds in the first half of 2010.
E-commerce expansion was a contributing [...]

Morrisons set to trial e-commerce systems

10 September 2010 09:52

Supermarket chain Morrisons has announced that it will be testing out its first online shopping site in early 2011, bringing it in line with its larger rivals and increasing the competition in the [...]

Amazon eyes the digital gaming market

09 September 2010 10:26

Online retailer Amazon could be making a move into the digital gaming market, after it recently employed Andre Vrignaud, a man who worked his way to the top of Microsoft's gaming division.A report [...]

Online shopping booming in Europe, BRC claims

08 September 2010 11:30

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said that August represented yet another bumper month for online retail in Europe, with sales boosted thanks to the rush of back to school purchases made by [...]

UK e-commerce retailers urged to improve delivery

07 September 2010 10:21

Online retailers from the UK are performing well, but experts believe that more can be done to draw in new customers, particularly from international destinations and some recommend that a greater [...]

Insurance firms eye m-commerce tools

06 September 2010 11:52

Companies which sell insurance have already benefited from e-commerce in recent years, with a price comparison boom allowing consumers to save while insurers get even more competitive. But now [...]

Zara debuts online shopping outlet

03 September 2010 09:52

UK consumers who regularly shop at the Zara brand high street fashion stores will now be able to access all of the in-store products online thanks to the recently unveiled e-commerce site.Zara will [...]

UK consumers boost internet usage stats

02 September 2010 13:58

Far more households in the UK have access to the internet than ever before, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Seventy three per cent of homes now have [...]

UK consumers face 1 in 63 chance of attack online

02 September 2010 09:49

A new survey by antivirus vendor AVG has found that the chances of a UK internet user having the security of their computers compromised by malware or other hacking techniques are one in 64, which [...]