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M-commerce usage surges this Christmas
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 10:33 by Graham Miller
The sales which spring to life almost as soon as the last present has been unwrapped on Christmas ...
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December 27th sees retail boom
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 13:45 by Graham Miller
Bank holidays, rail strikes and Christmas cash colluded to create what analysts predict was the ...
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Delivery delays cause concern this Christmas
Friday, December 23, 2011 at 10:22 by David Aiken
Many people are using safe shopping online to make last minute purchases ahead of December 25th but ...
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Christmas Day e-commerce splurge of £186.4 million anticipated
Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 10:15 by Graham Miller
British consumers will continue to use safe shopping online to buy products even on the busiest gift-...
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Boxing Day slump predicted for UK online shopping
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 09:15 by Graham Miller
Last year the UK experienced one of its busiest shopping periods of the year in the days following ...
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Queues affecting Christmas delivery experience
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 15:00 by Simon Crisp
UK consumers are complaining that the need to go and collect parcels ordered via safe shopping ...
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M-commerce loading times impact conversion rates
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 09:35 by Simon Crisp
The amount of time a mobile site takes to load on a consumer's smartphone will have an impact on ...
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25 per cent of debit card transactions due to e-commerce
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 12:13 by Graham Miller
A quarter of all payments which are made from debit cards this month will be sent through sites ...
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Comedian harnesses e-commerce for show distribution
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 10:41 by Graham Miller
US stand-up comedian, Louis C.K., has taken a frank and ultimately profitable approach to releasing ...
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E-commerce surge stretches Royal Mail
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 10:41 by Graham Miller
The Royal Mail has been facing the busiest period of the year due to the spike in safe shopping ...
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Three seeks intervention over m-commerce monopoly
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 09:25 by Paul Tissington
UK mobile network provider Three is the smallest of the country's major firms and it has contacted ...
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Shoppers in Hull top e-commerce usage charts
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 11:25 by Sarah Collinson
A study has concluded that Hull could be the busiest place in the UK for people carrying out safe ...
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PayPal tops online payment survey
Friday, December 9, 2011 at 11:44 by Mike Price
Consumers are turning to PayPal when they want to purchase products on the web in greater numbers ...
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Alcohol influences online spending
Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 08:51 by Graham Miller
A study has come to the perhaps unsurprising conclusion that UK consumers will be more likely to ...
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350 million hours expended on festive e-commerce
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 11:07 by Mike Price
Analysts predict that UK consumers will spend approximately 350 million hours conducting safe ...
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UK e-commerce sales peak on Cyber Monday
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 09:46 by Simon Crisp
The retail industry has been revelling in its analysis of this year's trends surrounding safe ...
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eBay launches temporary high street store
Monday, December 5, 2011 at 12:29 by Graham Miller
Online auction site eBay has turned the idea of safe shopping online on its head in order to create ...
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Further fraud concerns voiced over Christmas e-commerce surge
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 09:46 by Mike Price
Experts are continuing to emphasise the need for security if consumers want to achieve safe shopping ...
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Mobile devices fuel festive e-commerce rush
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:22 by Mike Price
Records for shopping online have been set this week, as millions of people spend billions of pounds ...
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Study analysts long term e-commerce growth
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 10:11 by Simon Crisp
A new paper published by retail analyst firm, Transactis, has looked at the way that the growth of ...
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UK shoppers tentative about overseas e-commerce transactions
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 11:33 by Sarah Collinson
A study conducted by consumer advice company Which? has found that many people who carry out safe ...
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E-commerce fraud risks faced by female consumers
Monday, November 28, 2011 at 12:24 by Sarah Collinson
A new study has found that female consumers who carry out safe shopping online in the UK could be ...
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E-commerce threat causes earlier high street sales
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 09:50 by Graham Miller
Multichannel retailers and those operating exclusively on the high street are set to start the ...
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Apple closing on Amazon in Christmas e-commerce race
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 14:08 by Simon Crisp
The UK's e-commerce market is getting particularly competitive ahead of the festive period, with ...
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Asda debuts iPhone app
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 13:34 by Simon Crisp
The first iPhone m-commerce app from British supermarket chain, Asda, has been announced this week, ...
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E-commerce surge to impact workplace productivity
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 14:05 by Sarah Collinson
This year the boom in safe shopping online is expected to hit businesses across the UK with losses ...
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Christmas shopping causes online boom
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 10:14 by Simon Crisp
In the time that it takes you to read this article, around £300,000 will have been spent ...
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Nectar Card promotes online points scheme
Friday, November 18, 2011 at 09:24 by Paul Tissington
Many major companies are investing in the promotion of their e-commerce offers ahead of the ...
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Expert argues case for online car retail
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 09:31 by David Aiken
Douglas Rotberg, the man who manages the Tesco Cars service, has spoken out about the shifting ...
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Contactless payments coming to laptops
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 11:58 by Simon Crisp
Chip manufacturer Intel is working to bring NFC technology which will allow people to make payments ...
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Auctions sites offer affordable route for home improvement
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 13:04 by Simon Crisp
Many people use eBay to buy used products, but some enterprising home renovators save tens of ...
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New website aims to Eradicate Delivery Costs
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 10:33 by Mike Price
A new web site is being launched to encourage more people to shop online by eradicating what, ...
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Butchers heads online
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 09:12 by Paul Tissington
A butchers shop based in Bury St Edmunds is leaving the high street behind and choosing to sell all ...
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E-commerce growth strengthens in October
Friday, November 11, 2011 at 09:26 by Mike Price
Last month the number of people shopping online in the UK grew by 11.5 per cent year on year, ...
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Online scams snatch £7 billion
Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 11:08 by Graham Miller
A new study suggests that efforts to improve the availability of safe shopping online are not ...
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Tablets still lagging in terms of e-commerce experience
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 10:52 by Mike Price
People who own tablet computers such as the Apple iPad are apparently unhappy with the quality of ...
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Consumers offered online shopping lessons
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 11:22 by Graham Miller
People living in the Peterborough area will be able to take classes in the best way to carry out ...
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Royal Mail invests to aid online shopping deliveries this Christmas
Monday, November 7, 2011 at 12:13 by Graham Miller
The Royal Mail is said to be spending around £15 million more on enhancing its delivery ...
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Slick checkout experience desired by e-commerce fans
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 12:19 by David Aiken
UK consumers who love safe shopping online are always on the lookout for e-commerce sites which ...
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E-commerce helps Next exceed expectations
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 09:05 by Graham Miller
Retail chain Next has had as tough a time as any company with a high street presence over the last ...
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Weather complicates e-commerce forecasts
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 10:18 by Simon Crisp
Analysts are struggling to put accurate predictions on how the e-commerce industry will perform over ...
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Apple overhauls e-commerce experience
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 08:54 by Simon Crisp
Apple is going to make it even easier to use its portals for safe shopping online in the run up to ...
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Security concerns stifling m-commerce growth
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 09:33 by Mike Price
Mobile users are cautious about increasing the frequency with which they use their smartphones for ...
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Amazon profits slump by 73 per cent
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 13:01 by Graham Miller
E-commerce giant Amazon has made the surprise announcement that its profits were down by almost ...
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Co-Op plans online shopping launch
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 10:26 by Mike Price
The Co-operative Group is set to join Morrisons in creating its first portal for safe shopping ...
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E-commerce makes consumers more loyal, study finds
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 09:40 by Graham Miller
People who buy goods via safe shopping online are more likely to remain loyal to their most ...
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More UK retailers offering free Wi-Fi
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 09:05 by Graham Miller
John Lewis has become the latest UK retailer to offer free Wi-Fi internet access to those visiting ...
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E-commerce market share trebles in UK
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 09:08 by Paul Tissington
UK consumers are shopping online in greater numbers than ever before, according to the latest ...
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Thirteen per cent consider shopping only online this Christmas
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 09:23 by Graham Miller
Over a tenth of the UK's consumers will be shopping online to carry out all of their Christmas ...
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£11.2 billion prediction for online grocery spend in 2016
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 09:22 by Simon Crisp
In five years time it is expected that the number of people who buy their weekly groceries via safe ...
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Female fashion trumps menswear in e-commerce sales chart
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 11:48 by Sarah Collinson
More British women are buying their clothes online than their male counterparts, with womenswear ...
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Bespoke fashion from new shopping site
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 11:28 by Graham Miller
A new site that allows UK consumers to buy clothes via safe shopping online in a personalised ...
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Tablets fuelling UK m-commerce usage
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 10:58 by Simon Crisp
The increase in the number of UK consumers who own a tablet computer like the Apple iPad or ...
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Social shopping flounders
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 11:00 by Graham Miller
Facebook and eBay are hoping that the relatively poor performance of social shopping services will ...
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E-commerce firms must improve refund process, study finds
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 09:42 by Graham Miller
Fifty per cent of companies that offer safe shopping online to UK consumers are failing to meet ...
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Female consumers more responsive to online reviews
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 10:50 by Sarah Collinson
Women in the UK are more sensitive to the findings of customer reviews and research carried out ...
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E-commerce scams decline
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:32 by Simon Crisp
The number of cases of fraud relating to online shopping dropped in the first six months of the year,...
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UK retailers must court overseas trade
Monday, October 10, 2011 at 11:08 by Paul Tissington
Companies based in the UK, who offer online shopping to domestic consumers, are failing to make ...
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Google to rate online stores
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 13:39 by Graham Miller
Search giant Google has started a scheme which will see it ranking e-commerce sites, based on how ...
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90 minute online shopping delivery service widens availability
Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 09:48 by Mike Price
Shutl, the service which promises to deliver the products you buy online to your door in under an ...
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Google brings high street store to London
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 09:21 by Graham Miller
A new high street outlet for search giant Google has been created in London, taking up a section of ...
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Online ticket shopping safety improves
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 09:19 by Sarah Collinson
Many people buy tickets to upcoming gigs, events and shows via safe shopping online and a new study ...
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Seventy per cent rise in iPhone sales anticipated
Monday, October 3, 2011 at 14:05 by Graham Miller
Online auction giant eBay has predicted that the number of people selling older generation iPhone ...
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Collective purchasing platform attacks online price
Friday, September 30, 2011 at 12:02 by Sarah Collinson
Many UK consumers will already be familiar with the price-saving potential of services like Groupon, ...
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Amazon tops UK retail brand charts
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 11:03 by Graham Miller
Amazon has come out on top in yet another poll in the UK, this time one which determines how ...
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Five hundred per cent m-commerce sales boost for New Look
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 09:50 by Sarah Collinson
Fashion outlet franchise New Look has seen a 500 per cent increase in the number of people who are ...
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Game works with OnLive for UK launch
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 11:55 by Graham Miller
The e-commerce outlet from videogame retail giant, Game, is set to support the arrival of streaming ...
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House of Fraser plans in-store collection for e-commerce users
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 10:15 by Simon Crisp
House of Fraser is trialling a new service which will allow those who buy products online to collect ...
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Men continue to dominate e-commerce usage
Friday, September 23, 2011 at 10:35 by Sarah Collinson
More men than women are using e-commerce, according to a study conducted in Australia over the past ...
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Play.com purchased by Japanese retail giant
Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 21:13 by Mike Price
UK online-only retailer Play.com has been snapped up by Rakuten, an e-commerce company which is the ...
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UK consumers avoiding online electronics purchases
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 09:33 by Mike Price
A study suggests that UK consumers are unwilling to commit to buying large, expensive electronics ...
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Shoddy online shopping experiences cost retailers £500 million
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 10:58 by Graham Miller
UK retailers are losing out on up to half a billion pounds worth of sales because the online ...
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Yell planning m-commerce app
Monday, September 19, 2011 at 09:24 by Simon Crisp
Yell Group, which is responsible for publishing business and residential directories both in print ...
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John Lewis forecasts e-commerce growth
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 09:53 by Simon Crisp
In 3 years time retailer John Lewis believes that its online shop will be pulling in an annual ...
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Value of online shopping baskets drops 20 percent this summer
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 10:17 by Graham Miller
UK consumers are reigning in their average expenditure when shopping online, with typical order ...
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Amazon planning shopping centre delivery service
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 14:25 by Simon Crisp
Online retailer Amazon is going to make it easier for consumers who work during the day to pick up ...
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Dixons targeting Nordic nations with e-commerce
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 13:24 by Mike Price
Consumer electronics giant Dixons is well known in the UK and it has been making a push to enter the ...
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M-commerce rush anticipated during Christmas period
Monday, September 12, 2011 at 11:58 by Graham Miller
As the Christmas shopping season is starting to take hold, more UK consumers than ever before will ...
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Former Apple exec hired for Morrisons e-commerce drive
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 10:08 by Graham Miller
UK supermarket chain Morrisons has snapped up Simon Thompson to help push forward its plans to bring ...
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August sees further e-commerce growth
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 10:32 by Sarah Collinson
UK consumers helped to increase the number of sales made by safe shopping online last month despite ...
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Vouchers vouchsafe e-commerce success
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 09:50 by Graham Miller
Vouchers and discount codes are becoming an important part of shopping online, allowing consumers to ...
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Best Buy targets m-commerce market
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 09:22 by Sarah Collinson
Retailer Best Buy, which entered the UK back in 2009, has launched its first official m-commerce ...
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John Lewis expands UK click and collect service.
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 09:58 by Graham Miller
More UK consumers will be able to use the John Lewis website to carry out safe shopping online and ...
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European e-commerce access doubles in five years
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 13:23 by Sarah Collinson
The number of people in the EU who use safe shopping online to buy goods and services has doubled ...
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Consumers manage budgets via e-commerce
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 11:33 by Graham Miller
A study has found that many UK shoppers are compiling the lists of items they need to buy via online ...
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E-commerce becomes Chinese cottage industry
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 11:45 by Simon Crisp
Millions of entrepreneurs in China are leveraging the tools of e-commerce to offer safe shopping ...
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UK retail trends analysed
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 09:16 by Sarah Collinson
A new study from IMRG and eDigitalResearch has looked at the ways in which UK consumers are spending ...
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Ocado to harness inventive high street presence
Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:55 by Graham Miller
Online grocery delivery firm Ocado is moving into the high street, but not in the traditional manner ...
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J. Crew brings online shopping outlet to UK
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 14:18 by Graham Miller
US high street fashion chain J. Crew has some big-name supporters, most notably the First Lady ...
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HP TouchPad sale breaks UK e-commerce records
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 09:32 by Graham Miller
This week electronics giant HP put the final nail in the coffin of its TouchPad tablet PC, ...
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Consumers combine TV sessions with online shopping
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 13:38 by Graham Miller
A large number of UK consumers regularly carry out safe shopping online from the comfort of ...
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Rioting results in online shopping sales growth
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 09:28 by Graham Miller
As several of the UK's major cities were locked down amid fears over rioting, many consumers turned ...
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NFC rollout begins in London museums.
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 09:31 by Mike Price
Nokia has partnered with the Museum of London in order to showcase the ways in which NFC (Near Field ...
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New site to help consumers make healthy choices.
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 09:46 by Sarah Collinson
A website is being created by Unilever to aid UK consumers when they are buying groceries via online ...
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Jeweller adopts m-commerce strategy.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 09:59 by Sarah Collinson
Scottish jewellers ROX have become one of the UK's first firms of its kind to create a mobile ...
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M-commerce ideal for snap purchases, study finds.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 09:44 by Simon Crisp
Impulse buying is common both online and off, but new research suggests that UK consumers are more ...
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Spanish shoppers enjoy online retail assistants
Monday, August 15, 2011 at 09:27 by Paul Tissington
After virtual changing rooms were announced last week a new advancement in safe shopping online has ...
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E-commerce enhanced by digital changing rooms
Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 09:45 by Sarah Collinson
One thing which prevents many people from buying clothes and accessories online is the fact that you ...
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Leeds gets high speed delivery for e-commerce purchases
Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 09:24 by Graham Miller
Consumers in Leeds and three other major cities could be amongst the first in the UK outside of ...
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Malware impacts e-commerce pages
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 11:08 by Simon Crisp
In recent weeks the spread of a new strain of malware has caused concern amongst many experts as it ...
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Starbucks refreshes e-commerce site
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 10:50 by Paul Tissington
High street coffee outlet Starbucks is not the first brand you would think of when considering safe ...
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Forty per cent of young UK consumers use e-commerce sites
Monday, August 8, 2011 at 10:51 by Mike Price
A new survey has discovered that two fifths of youngsters aged between 18 and 25 buy products via ...
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Online sales help boost Next's performance
Friday, August 5, 2011 at 11:37 by Sarah Collinson
Retailer Next has revealed that although sales at its high street outlets have dropped by 1.7 per ...
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Back to school sales entice parents to shop online
Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 11:30 by Graham Miller
Although the school holidays are only just beginning many parents will be looking ahead to the new ...
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Multichannel retailing taken to new heights
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 09:35 by Simon Crisp
One retailer is taking the lead in combining the convenience of safe shopping online with the ...
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European m-commerce usages on the increase
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 11:12 by Sarah Collinson
A new study has found that 13.5 million people across Europe used smartphones to carry out safe ...
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Eighty per cent of Brits find better bargains online
Monday, August 1, 2011 at 10:50 by Mike Price
UK consumers overwhelmingly believe that they can find cheaper prices on a wide range of products ...
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Consumers encouraged to shop healthily online
Friday, July 29, 2011 at 10:06 by Graham Miller
Many people buy all their groceries via safe shopping online in the UK but now new research suggests ...
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Amazon posts fifty-one per cent sales boost
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 13:24 by Graham Miller
Online retailer Amazon has seen its sales jump by 51 per cent over the last three months, the ...
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Tesco touts Wi-Fi access at high street outlets
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 10:12 by Mike Price
Tesco could be embracing m-commerce in a big way by announcing a new scheme to enable customers to ...
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M-commerce search queries increase
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 09:44 by Paul Tissington
A real spike in the number of people using their mobile phones to search for products and shop ...
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Delivery time complaints are cause for concern for online retailers
Monday, July 25, 2011 at 16:58 by Graham Miller
In the UK we spend tens of billions of pounds via safe shopping online every six months but some are ...
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Counterfeits fool UK travellers
Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 14:07 by Sarah Collinson
A new survey by online shopping service Kelkoo, has found that close to 50 per cent of people who ...
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Online shopping growth outstrips expectations in 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 11:09 by Graham Miller
Over the first half of the year the e-commerce market in the UK grew faster than expected, expanding ...
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Tesco prepares for Chinese expansion
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 09:52 by Simon Crisp
UK supermarket chain Tesco is moving to capture more of the Chinese retail market both on the high ...
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UK m-commerce penetration hits 91 per cent
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 09:49 by David Aiken
A new study has found that almost 91 per cent of consumers in the UK have used their mobile phone to ...
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John Lewis launches world-wide e-commerce scheme
Monday, July 18, 2011 at 14:00 by Simon Crisp
High street department store chain John Lewis has recently begun offering safe shopping online not ...
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E-commerce firms embroiled in counterfeit product claims
Friday, July 15, 2011 at 12:34 by Simon Crisp
Websites like eBay could now be held responsible for products which they have on their shelves which ...
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Online shoppers return £500 million in fashion each year
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 09:51 by Graham Miller
UK consumers are spending more and more money via safe shopping online, but those who look for ...
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Heinz looks to social media for future shopping innovation
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 12:49 by Sarah Collinson
Ketchup brand Heinz is going to be using Facebook to provide safe shopping online for fans of its ...
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Scotland's high streets suffer as e-commerce thrives
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 10:13 by Mike Price
The UK's high street retailers are in a state of crisis, but it is in Scotland where the pinch is ...
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E-commerce growth dependant on positive customer feedback
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 15:12 by Mike Price
Consumers who use sites which offer safe shopping online and share the news of their positive ...
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Creative marketing required for e-commerce success, study finds
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 10:57 by Graham Miller
A study has concluded that e-commerce firms need to be imaginative with the ways in which they ...
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Argos invests heavily in marketing new online shopping service
Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 09:54 by Graham Miller
The Argos click and collect service, which combines the convenience of safe shopping online with the ...
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M-commerce start-up creates unique credit card scanning for cameraphones
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 14:24 by David Aiken
A new company, founded by a pair who previously worked at the Google-owned AdMob, is promising to ...
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E-commerce venture from famous twins is operational
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 15:34 by Sarah Collinson
The Olsen twins may be best known for their childhood spent starring in lucrative movies, TV shows ...
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Sony finalising revival of online shopping service
Monday, July 4, 2011 at 15:34 by Simon Crisp
Sony's digital download and online gaming service, PlayStation Network, is finally going to go live ...
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US e-commerce firm offers multi-retailer shopping hub
Friday, July 1, 2011 at 10:50 by Graham Miller
A new company based in the US promises to offer safe shopping online to consumers by combining the ...
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European guidelines give consumers more power when shopping online
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 09:49 by Mike Price
A change in legislation will mean that consumers in the UK and across the EU will have improved ...
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US retailers launch international e-commerce bid in UK
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 15:20 by Simon Crisp
Macy's, the US retail giant which also operates Bloomingdales, is going to be offering safe shopping ...
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Ocado finally profits from online grocery delivery service
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 12:42 by Sarah Collinson
Ocado, the delivery firm which currently handles online distribution for supermarket chain Waitrose, ...
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Multitasking tablet owners enjoy online shopping and simultaneous TV watching
Monday, June 27, 2011 at 15:38 by Graham Miller
With the number of UK tablet users increasing by the day it is no surprise to find that recent ...
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UK consumers top online security awareness survey
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 12:26 by Mike Price
An extensive study which covered thousands of people from across Europe has found that consumers in ...
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UK network providers team up over m-commerce service
Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 09:59 by Mike Price
A trio of the UK's most significant mobile networks are grouping together to push m-commerce and NFC ...
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Survey raises consumer worries about e-commerce security
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 11:03 by Mike Price
A study has found that many consumers in the UK and throughout Europe are nervous about the risks of ...
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Amazon acts as secure example for budding e-commerce firm
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 14:34 by Graham Miller
An up and coming e-commerce company is looking to major online retailer Amazon as a good example of ...
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Waitrose gunning for Ocado in online retail race
Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:53 by Simon Crisp
Supermarket chain Waitrose is going to be upping its ability to provide safe shopping online to the ...
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Argos fights e-commerce threat with TV channel
Friday, June 17, 2011 at 09:52 by Mike Price
Catalogue retailer Argos is launching its own TV channel in order to overcome a slump in sales which ...
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May sees eighteen per cent increase in online shopping
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 13:18 by Graham Miller
UK consumers spent more money via safe shopping online last month than they did in the same period ...
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Phishing fears raised after security breach at UK Nintendo site
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 13:45 by Paul Tissington
There are concerns that cybercriminals could use information gleaned during a recent hack of console ...
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M-commerce services criticised for delivering inadequate customer experience
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 10:10 by Simon Crisp
A study has found that retailers could be losing business because of poorly realised m-commerce ...
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Robot mannequin takes guesswork out of online fashion shopping
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 11:20 by Graham Miller
A new breed of mannequin developed in Estonia is being touted as the solution to the problem of ...
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Tesco CEO touts importance of e-commerce and store crossovers
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11:17 by Paul Tissington
UK consumers and retailers are facing a multichannel future, where shopping online and the ...
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House of Fraser planning new e-commerce strategies
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 15:39 by Graham Miller
Retail chain House of Fraser is investing in new initiatives to enhance its outlets for shopping ...
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Arrangement of products important for e-commerce success, expert advises
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 09:02 by Graham Miller
An e-commerce expert has said that firms offering safe shopping online can learn a thing or two from ...
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E-commerce site promises to help consumers avoid buying fakes online
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 13:30 by Graham Miller
A new website called Brand Information Limited has been created in order to help people avoid online ...
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Amazon triumphs in UK e-commerce survey
Monday, June 6, 2011 at 09:32 by Mike Price
A study of consumers who use safe shopping online in the UK has found that Amazon is the most ...
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Topshop innovates with in-store Facebook campaign
Friday, June 3, 2011 at 09:12 by Simon Crisp
High street fashion chain Topshop is taking a new approach to marketing which blends both in-store ...
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Littlewoods shifts bulk of sales to e-commerce site
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 10:43 by Mike Price
Littlewoods and its parent firm, Shop Direct, have announced the news that now more than 70 per cent ...
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Inadequate broadband coverage could compromise future of e-commerce, expert warns
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 13:19 by Sarah Collinson
An expert has spoken out about the ways in which broadband availability may directly impact the ...
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eBay urges industry regulator to enhance UK m-commerce experience
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 19:45 by David Aiken
Online auction giant eBay has told regulator Ofcom that it needs to make sure UK consumers can ...
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Online fraud concerns subdued by prepaid cards
Friday, May 27, 2011 at 10:32 by Sarah Collinson
People who are worried about whether or not they will have their credit card details stolen when ...
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User reviews help drive e-commerce sales
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 15:15 by Graham Miller
UK consumers are turning to reviews written by other customers to help direct their purchasing and, ...
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High street brands dominate online rankings
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 13:28 by Simon Crisp
A new list of the top 100 sites for safe shopping online has shown a shift towards the multichannel ...
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Tablet owners adopt m-commerce faster than smartphone users
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 09:46 by Mike Price
A survey from the US has found that people who have bought a tablet computer since the iPad ...
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Favourable weather enables bumper month for e-commerce
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 11:29 by Graham Miller
UK consumers made April this year a boom month for safe shopping online, with sales of £5.2 ...
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Online fashion store launched by Nectar
Friday, May 20, 2011 at 10:02 by Graham Miller
Nectar, the rewards card company, has announced the creation of the first online fashion outlet to ...
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Russian online shopping habits differ from UK
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 10:00 by Mike Price
Consumers in Russia have been shown to be slightly more hesitant when paying for products through ...
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Online purchase plus in-store collection boosts Boots.com performance
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 15:56 by Simon Crisp
High street retailer Boots has seen a drastic increase in the number of customers who are using its ...
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Irish shoppers spend £2.6 billion online in 2010
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 11:27 by Mike Price
Consumers in Ireland spent close to £2.6 billion, the equivalent of almost three billion Euros,...
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Experts accuse Facebook of inadequate online security
Monday, May 16, 2011 at 12:12 by Mike Price
Although Facebook has been promising significant improvements in protection levels for the hundreds ...
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Intel brings online shopping in-store with interactive video wall
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 11:47 by Simon Crisp
Chip manufacturer Intel has teamed up with sports clothing firm Adidas, in order to create an ...
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Hotels.com updates m-commerce app features
Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 13:07 by Sarah Collinson
The m-commerce apps for Android and iPhone created by accommodation booking website Hotels.com, have ...
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Fifty per cent of smartphone owners indulge in m-commerce
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 09:40 by Graham Miller
Figures suggest that around half of all people who have bought a smartphone use it to carry out safe ...
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BMW partners with eBay for online auction store
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 10:18 by Mike Price
German car manufacturer BMW has opened its first official store on auction site eBay in order to ...
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While Sony grovels, further attacks loom and customer data lies exposed
Monday, May 9, 2011 at 11:56 by Simon Crisp
Sony has had a rough few weeks, with its PlayStation Network (PSN) and then Sony Online ...
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Location based m-commerce deals a winner for O2
Friday, May 6, 2011 at 09:19 by Simon Crisp
UK network provider O2 has begun to prove how powerful m-commerce can be when combined with ...
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High street becoming collection hub as e-commerce alters buying habits
Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 09:33 by Simon Crisp
Consumers could soon use high street stores as little more than places to pick up the products that ...
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Charity shopping site shows benefits of online shopping
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 11:24 by Paul Tissington
UK retail rewards site EasyFundraising has announced that it has made more than £2.2 million ...
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Value of social media marketing questioned in report
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 08:49 by
A study of how retailers use social media and the response of consumers to marketing on popular ...
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M-commerce increase expected to expand use of payment cards
Friday, April 29, 2011 at 14:06 by Simon Crisp
The latest figures suggest that UK consumers may soon be making payments with their credit cards via ...
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Game banking on e-commerce to revive faltering business
Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 10:03 by David Aiken
High street videogame retailer Game has this week announced a significant drop in its profits and a ...
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Personal data compromised during PlayStation Network outage
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 14:21 by Graham Miller
Sony has been suffering from an embarrassing week long outage of its PlayStation Network (PSN) ...
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Text advertising alters m-commerce landscape
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 15:08 by Mike Price
A new affiliate services which allows any mobile-owning member of the public to earn cash by ...
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Waitrose prepares for online expansion
Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 12:08 by Sarah Collinson
Supermarket chain Waitrose is getting ready to meet the growing needs of consumers who carry out ...
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Morrisons hit with trademark challenge after online delivery acquisition
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 09:33 by Simon Crisp
UK supermarket chain Morrisons has been gradually gearing up to offer groceries via safe shopping ...
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Sharp growth predicted for m-commerce and NFC by 2014
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 11:01 by Sarah Collinson
A new study has found that m-commerce and NFC (Near Field Communication) technology is going to ...
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Cost of fuel causing surge in online shopping
Monday, April 18, 2011 at 14:14 by Simon Crisp
UK consumers are choosing to leave the car out of the equation when enjoying a spot of retail as ...
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ASOS sees shares rise to record levels thanks to e-commerce
Friday, April 15, 2011 at 10:51 by Mike Price
Fashion retailer ASOS reported that its shares had increased to their highest ever value this week, ...
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Researchers show ease of exploiting online payments
Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 14:07 by Simon Crisp
Some of the world's biggest e-commerce services and payment providers have come under criticism ...
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10 million Brits harness m-commerce in past 12 months
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 09:54 by Paul Tissington
The latest figures suggest that more than 10 million consumers in the UK used their mobiles to carry ...
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Thirty-three per cent of Brits put trust in online shopping
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 09:52 by Graham Miller
A study has found that roughly a third of all UK consumers would rather use safe shopping online ...
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Olsen twins to create novel e-commerce site
Monday, April 11, 2011 at 21:18 by Sarah Collinson
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen rose to fame as child stars but are now set to expand their ...
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Scammers likely to target M&S customers after data theft
Friday, April 8, 2011 at 13:19 by David Aiken
People who have bought products from the Marks & Spencer e-commerce site have been informed that ...
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New Look enters m-commerce market
Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 16:14 by Sarah Collinson
Fans of high street fashion chain New Look will be pleased to hear that it is creating a portal for ...
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Government cuts unlikely to influence e-commerce sales
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 11:40 by Simon Crisp
Research suggests that the market for safe shopping online is unlikely to be drastically affected by ...
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Android phone owners warned over security exploits
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 14:35 by Mike Price
Another security expert has come out to make consumers aware of the potential dangers related to ...
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Domino's Pizza records 63 per cent jump in online sales
Monday, April 4, 2011 at 09:50 by Paul Tissington
Takeaway firm Domino's Pizza has announced that its portal for safe shopping online has seen a 63 ...
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Google enhances e-commerce search tool
Friday, April 1, 2011 at 12:17 by David Aiken
Search giant Google has updated the e-commerce tools which it offers to various retailers providing ...
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Latest eBay acquisition aims at expanding reach and brand impact
Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 12:15 by Simon Crisp
Online auction giant eBay has spent almost £1.5 billion on the acquisition of e-commerce firm ...
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UK high street outlets threatened as e-commerce grows
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 10:28 by Simon Crisp
Thousands of high street retailers and indeed whole high street shopping areas are being put under ...
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M-commerce success for Debenhams enables expansion
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 10:06 by Sarah Collinson
Debenhams is one of the many mainstream retailers benefitting from m-commerce and it has announced ...
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Nintendo 3DS online orders arrive early
Monday, March 28, 2011 at 10:16 by Simon Crisp
A large number of UK consumers who pre-ordered the Nintendo 3DS found that they got the latest ...
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Play.com customers affected by data leak
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 14:24 by Paul Tissington
Play.com has admitted this week that a proportion of its customers may have had their personal ...
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Top e-commerce search terms revealed
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 11:32 by Graham Miller
In the past week, UK consumers have been searching feverishly for the world's speediest washing ...
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Eco-friendly credentials of e-commerce analysed
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 10:53 by Simon Crisp
A new study has looked at the way in which consumers perceive online shopping, focusing on whether ...
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E-commerce booms as the high street falters
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 11:47 by Simon Crisp
UK consumers have helped to make the online marketplace increasingly profitable in the first two ...
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Survey charts inadequacies of UK e-commerce firms
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 13:15 by David Aiken
A new study has looked at the ways in which web retailers are failing to meet the standards expected ...
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London 2012 ticket sales stifled by e-commerce issues
Friday, March 18, 2011 at 10:22 by David Aiken
This week the first tickets for the 2012 Olympic Games in London went on sale via the internet but ...
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E-commerce and m-commerce innovations added to government living cost calculations
Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 13:03 by Simon Crisp
The way in which the government calculates the cost of living in the UK has now been updated to ...
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Amazon triumphs in global study of best value brands
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 10:01 by Graham Miller
E-commerce firm Amazon has come out on top in a study which looked at many of the biggest brands in ...
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Fashion retailer French Connection enters m-commerce market
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 09:44 by Sarah Collinson
A new app from fashion outlet French Connection has represented the firm's first foray into the ...
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John Lewis extending online shopping to expat communities
Monday, March 14, 2011 at 11:57 by Graham Miller
Department retailer John Lewis has announced plans which will see it extend its e-commerce and high ...
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Morrisons online plans revealed following profitable year
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 09:44 by Sarah Collinson
The gradual creation of an online shopping outlet for Morrisons took a step forward this week, when ...
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For Your Own Safety, Stop Using Internet Explorer 6
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 09:43 by Graham Miller
Almost ten years after it was first launched, Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) still accounts for a ...
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China's urban expansion favours online shopping
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 09:51 by Mike Price
The rapid expansion of China's major cities like Shanghai is seeing more and more people turn to e-...
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Mobile ads expected to bloom this year as m-commerce matures
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 09:28 by Simon Crisp
All the statistics suggest that more people than ever before are enjoying safe shopping online from ...
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Female consumers have risky online shopping habits
Monday, March 7, 2011 at 16:33 by Paul Tissington
A new study commissioned by security firm F-Secure, has looked at the way in which female consumers ...
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Apple preps e-commerce site for iPad 2 launch
Friday, March 4, 2011 at 09:06 by Mike Price
Apple launched the iPad 2 this week and in preparation it closed its e-commerce site so that it ...
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UK continues to top European e-commerce sales charts
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 10:52 by Graham Miller
A new report into European online sales has once more found that UK consumers are allowing the ...
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The Impact of E-commerce on UK job market
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 10:54 by Simon Crisp
A study is being conducted by IMRG in order to determine the total number of people in the UK who ...
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Online Shopping habits of UK consumers
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 09:42 by Simon Crisp
A new survey conducted by Shoppercentric has identified the various changing trends in the world of ...
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E-commerce touted as essential for economic growth in Scotland
Monday, February 28, 2011 at 09:23 by Paul Tissington
Experts believe that the best way for the Scottish economy to grow in the coming years is for a ...
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M-commerce site launched by Liverpool FC
Friday, February 25, 2011 at 10:34 by David Aiken
Premier League football side Liverpool have beaten their rivals by opening a mobile-optimised site ...
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Waitrose refreshes its e-commerce site
Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 09:26 by Paul Tissington
Supermarket chain Waitrose has announced plans to invest serious sums in its e-commerce site to make ...
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Fashion-friendly Mr Porter site launched in UK
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 14:31 by Sarah Collinson
Online retailer Net-a-Porter has been making the headlines for over a decade, but now the female-...
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E-commerce rises by a fifth in January 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 10:57 by Mike Price
Online retailers did well in January as the latest figures suggest that sales were up by 21 per cent ...
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Online shopping ranked second in poll of Brits' favourite innovations
Monday, February 21, 2011 at 13:48 by Graham Miller
UK consumers have put safe shopping online in second place, as part of a survey to find out which ...
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Mobile network strikes deal with eBay over m-commerce features
Friday, February 18, 2011 at 11:50 by Sarah Collinson
Future smartphones launched by network provider O2, could be sold with the eBay m-commerce app ...
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Spam and phishing levels drop last month
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 11:47 by Paul Tissington
Consumers were given the unexpected post-Christmas gift of a much welcome lull in the assault of ...
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Morrisons acquires online retailer
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 09:44 by Simon Crisp
UK supermarket chain Morrisons has bought Kiddicare, an e-commerce firm which specialises in the ...
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Gap consolidates European e-commerce expansion
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 10:21 by David Aiken
Fashion retailer Gap has made its presence in Europe's e-commerce market felt by expanding into ...
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Amazon launching m-commerce app for Windows Phone 7
Monday, February 14, 2011 at 11:57 by Mike Price
Online retailer Amazon is hoping to bag a bigger share of the m-commerce market with the launch of a ...
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Research measures impact of images on online shopping
Friday, February 11, 2011 at 09:34 by Sarah Collinson
Online auction site eBay is set to publish a paper detailing research into the ways in which images ...
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Former Tesco e-commerce head hired by M&S
Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 10:53 by Simon Crisp
Marks & Spencer has renewed its commitment to improving its presence in the e-commerce market by ...
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eBay planning to up the stakes in m-commerce market
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 10:48 by Paul Tissington
Online auction site eBay is one of the world's largest e-commerce firms and now its CEO has ...
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Online retailers neglect social media marketing tools
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 10:24 by Graham Miller
A recent study has found that just three per cent of all traffic received by e-commerce sites is ...
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French Connection relies on e-commerce for annual profit
Monday, February 7, 2011 at 12:05 by Sarah Collinson
Fashion retailer French Connection has reported that its profits have leapt significantly in the ...
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UK consumers rank M&S best for m-commerce satisfaction
Friday, February 4, 2011 at 10:36 by Simon Crisp
Marks & Spencer has come out on top of a recent study to determine which UK retailer offers ...
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Retailers sign up to NFC m-commerce plans
Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 14:19 by Mike Price
Various UK retailers have committed to plans being formed by mobile network operators Orange and T-...
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Retailers add charitable element to online shopping
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 14:25 by Sarah Collinson
A new browser-based application has been developed to allow consumers to do their bit for charity ...
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High street retailers criticised about online voucher policy
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 08:39 by Paul Tissington
A report in the Guardian newspaper has revealed that many retailers who operate on the high street ...
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E-Book sales outstrip physical copies on Amazon
Monday, January 31, 2011 at 11:44 by Simon Crisp
E-commerce goliath Amazon has announced that, thanks to its Kindle e-Book reader, the sales of ...
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Morrisons seeks to promote upcoming e-commerce venture
Friday, January 28, 2011 at 09:39 by Paul Tissington
UK supermarket chain Morrisons announced last year that it would be entering the e-commerce market ...
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PayPal functionality integrated with Argos shopping
Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 11:06 by Simon Crisp
High street retailer Argos has announced that it is doing a deal with PayPal, to ensure that ...
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Cyber attack exposes customers of Lush
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 10:21 by Mike Price
A hacking campaign which saw the e-commerce site of cosmetic retailer Lush laid bare, has resulted ...
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European consumers to boost online spend in 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 11:23 by Paul Tissington
The growth of safe shopping online in Europe is ongoing and a study published this week shows that ...
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Records broken in e-commerce market during December 2010
Monday, January 24, 2011 at 10:25 by Mike Price
The cold snap which left many people huddled at home proved to be particularly profitable for firms ...
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Online sales prove strong for UK arm of Best Buy
Friday, January 21, 2011 at 11:42 by Mike Price
US retailer Best Buy has recently begun operating in the UK and it has announced that its e-commerce ...
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Positive figures posted by ASOS and William Hill
Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 12:05 by Simon Crisp
Online fashion retailer ASOS has announced strong figures for growth both in the UK and abroad, ...
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E-commerce firms freeze anti-fraud spending despite revenue predictions
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 09:21 by Sarah Collinson
UK retailers are apparently planning to cut or freeze the budgets which they dedicate to limiting ...
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Amalgamated shopping predicted to rise as trends change
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 13:47 by Mike Price
Experts believe that consumers will be looking for a more unified shopping experience that combines ...
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Spam revival threatens online shoppers
Monday, January 17, 2011 at 17:33 by David Aiken
Consumers in the UK were treated to a relatively quiet Christmas period on the spam email front with ...
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Amazon headquarters coming to Scotland
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 10:47 by Simon Crisp
Residents of Edinburgh will soon find that there is a new firm operating in their city, as online ...
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Snow damaged consumer confidence in online shopping
Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 23:07 by Graham Miller
Millions of Brits sought safe shopping online in the run-up to Christmas as a means of getting all ...
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Ocado posts record online sales over festive period
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 10:00 by Mike Price
The weeks leading up to Christmas may have been defined by the snowy weather but online grocery ...
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eBay publishes m-commerce buying trends for 2010
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 11:50 by Sarah Collinson
Online auction site eBay has released figures which detail the way in which citizens of different ...
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Online sales help retailers make up for high street losses
Monday, January 10, 2011 at 08:50 by Graham Miller
Analysts expect that retailers who were hit by poor sales figures on the high street during the ...
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Online shopping boom coming to Asian nations in 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011 at 12:15 by Graham Miller
While the UK and Europe have been home to safe shopping online for many years it looks like 2011 ...
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M-commerce site revamped by House of Fraser
Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 11:16 by Paul Tissington
High street retailer House of Fraser has refreshed its presence in the world of mobile shopping by ...
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M-commerce peaks in the afternoon
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 14:12 by Sarah Collinson
Research suggests that smartphone owners are using their handsets to surf the internet at an ever ...
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VAT rise to hit consumer spending habits
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 14:20 by Simon Crisp
As part of the UK government's plans to reduce the deficit, VAT has now risen to 20 per cent, up ...
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