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  1. Brits spend £1 billion online every week

    31 March 2017 at 12:27 by Graham Miller

    The Office for National Statistics has just released figures which show that consumers in the UK are ...

  2. Augmented reality set to enhance e-commerce experience

    30 March 2017 at 08:52 by Mike Price

    Online retail giant, Amazon, is seeking to revolutionise the way consumers shop online once again ...

  3. Facebook beefs up e-commerce offering

    29 March 2017 at 13:37 by Graham Miller

    People looking to shop online via social networking site, Facebook, will now find it easier to see ...

  4. Mothers Day encourages online spending

    28 March 2017 at 10:15 by Sarah Collinson

    This weekend saw millions of Brits express their appreciation for their mothers in a national event ...

  5. Cart abandonment rates remain high

    27 March 2017 at 11:26 by Graham Miller

    The proportion of consumers who begin the process of carrying shopping online but ultimately give up ...

  6. Fake goods ousted from online marketplace

    24 March 2017 at 09:31 by David Aiken

    The problem with phoney, counterfeit items being sold online is a prevalent one, impacting consumers ...

  7. Influential impact of Amazon product reviews revealed

    23 March 2017 at 13:18 by Graham Miller

    The reviews and ratings that products receive on Amazon can have a major impact on whether or not ...

  8. Fifteen per cent boost to online sales reported

    22 March 2017 at 09:20 by Graham Miller

    New stats published by IMRG show that February saw a healthy 15 per cent increase in the number of ...

  9. Shipping issues blamed on lack of communication

    21 March 2017 at 09:39 by David Aiken

    A new survey conducted by Engage Hub indicates that the firms responsible for handling the delivery ...

  10. Amazon offers voice-controlled customer feedback service

    20 March 2017 at 10:59 by Mike Price

    Amazon’s personal assistant service, Alexa, is already capable of responding to many different ...

  11. Office deliveries of online orders on the chopping block

    17 March 2017 at 08:57 by Simon Crisp

    Congestion on British roads has risen in recent years, with the number of delivery vans fulfilling ...

  12. E-commerce tool to make buying British products easier may arrive

    16 March 2017 at 09:08 by Graham Miller

    This week MPs have suggested that consumers in the UK could soon find it easier to buy domestically ...

  13. M-commerce aids growth at Domino’s Pizza

    15 March 2017 at 09:40 by Paul Tissington

    Last year the Domino’s Pizza Group managed to rack up an impressive £1 billion in sales ...

  14. Mothers Day shopping trends analysed

    14 March 2017 at 10:47 by Sarah Collinson

    Figures published this month by Criteo show that Mother’s Day remains a major event on the ...

  15. Consumers express concern over private data use

    13 March 2017 at 11:32 by Mike Price

    A report published by Verint last week revealed that 89 per cent of people are worried about the ...

  16. Security questions raised by CIA leak

    10 March 2017 at 11:11 by Mike Price

    More evidence that privacy is a thing of the past has emerged this week after WikiLeaks published ...

  17. More online ordering options added by Tesco

    09 March 2017 at 11:18 by Mike Price

    Customers of supermarket giant Tesco who want to take advantage of its click and collect grocery ...

  18. E-commerce sales growth shrinks

    08 March 2017 at 09:44 by David Aiken

    Last month the UK’s retail market grew by just 0.4 per cent, propped up once again by the ...

  19. UK smartphone use continues to climb

    07 March 2017 at 13:17 by Paul Tissington

    The proportion of people who carry out safe shopping online and access other web-based services from ...

  20. Consumers complain over plastic bag use in online grocery deliveries

    06 March 2017 at 09:32 by Mike Price

    Ordering groceries online has been popular across the UK for over a decade, but the retail market ...

  21. Overseas shoppers continue to fuel UK’s e-commerce market

    03 March 2017 at 12:05 by Simon Crisp

    Figures published this week by IMRG have revealed that 32 per cent of the orders made via safe ...

  22. First time e-commerce site visitors are unlikely to buy anything

    02 March 2017 at 11:12 by Simon Crisp

    A new survey from Episerver has found that nine out of 10 people who visit a site that offers safe ...

  23. Report reveals retailers are procrastinating over Brexit

    01 March 2017 at 11:37 by Sarah Collinson

    Although the Brexit vote has been an almost constant presence in the news for the past eight months, ...

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Graham Miller (Editor)

graham@shopsafe.co.uk

Graham lives and breathes e-commerce and online shopping having been involved in web design since 1996. He combines his twin loves of writing and technology by contributing news, reviews and blogs to Shopsafe.


Simon Crisp (Editor)

With over 10 years experience as Managing Director of a web design agency Simon knows his online shopping onions.


David Aiken (Writer)

Dave realised his love for technology in his early twenties and never looked back.  He covers technology and commerce stories, with a particular slant towards what the online world has to offer.


Mike Price (Writer)

Mike has extensive experience of creating and improving e-commerce web sites. 


Paul Tissington (Writer)

Paul loves being knee deep in all that is online, particularly social, local and mobile commerce.


Sarah Collinson (Writer)

Sarah has been involved with ShopSafe since the beginning, and has over ten years experience of online shopping.