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  1. Consumer habits altered by new online payment options

    30 March 2018 at 09:24 by Graham Miller

    Retailers are being warned that they could be hit with a raft of returns if they continue to embrace ...

  2. Delivery vans leave roads in disrepair

    29 March 2018 at 15:49 by Simon Crisp

    The popularity of safe shopping online is causing problems on roads across the UK, not just because ...

  3. Easter increase in online shopping anticipated

    28 March 2018 at 09:04 by Graham Miller

    New projections from Springboard suggest that more people will shop online over the course of the ...

  4. ONS figures show uptick in online spending last month

    27 March 2018 at 09:09 by Graham Miller

    Consumers in the UK spent more online than expected in February this year, according to stats from ...

  5. Trustworthiness impacts e-commerce sales, report finds

    26 March 2018 at 10:33 by Graham Miller

    Businesses which want to sell more products via safe shopping online need to win the trust of ...

  6. Amazon may take over abandoned Toys R Us stores

    23 March 2018 at 08:47 by Simon Crisp

    The failure of Toys R Us could be a big win for e-commerce giant, Amazon, as it is allegedly looking ...

  7. Retailers criticised for confusing returns policies

    22 March 2018 at 09:25 by Sarah Collinson

    A new report from consumer rights group Which? has revealed that a number of the UK’s largest ...

  8. E-commerce features arrive for Instagram UK users

    21 March 2018 at 09:54 by Mike Price

    Picture sharing social media service, Instagram, has just added the ability to shop online from ...

  9. Voice-controlled tech still unpopular for online shopping

    20 March 2018 at 08:57 by Graham Miller

    In spite of the fact that devices like the Amazon Echo speaker and the Google Home hub are more ...

  10. Snapchat attracts online shopping fanatics

    19 March 2018 at 09:10 by Mike Price

    The latest stats from Criteo show that people who use social media platform, Snapchat, are three ...

  11. Smartphones highlighted as crucial to embracing millennial consumers

    16 March 2018 at 12:10 by Paul Tissington

    Retailers need to focus on their mobile offerings if they are to win over shoppers aged between 21 ...

  12. Retailers criticised over returns policies

    15 March 2018 at 07:23 by David Aiken

    A study from Rebound has found that consumers are eager for retailers to improve their returns ...

  13. Mobile spending will only rise if usability improves

    14 March 2018 at 11:49 by Paul Tissington

    A new survey from Worldpay has revealed that although more people in the UK are carrying out safe ...

  14. Steep rise in sales recorded at online-only retailers

    13 March 2018 at 10:24 by Simon Crisp

    A study from RPC published last week reveals that the biggest operators in the world of safe ...

  15. Plans for delivery van regulations in London outlined

    12 March 2018 at 11:39 by Graham Miller

    The UK’s capital is one of the most congested cities in the world, which is why London Mayor, ...

  16. February sees modest increase in online sales

    09 March 2018 at 09:08 by Graham Miller

    The latest stats from the British Retail Consortium indicate that safe shopping online rose by 6.4 ...

  17. Amazon tests new proof of delivery policy

    08 March 2018 at 11:35 by David Aiken

    US e-commerce giant, Amazon, has ruffled a few feathers with the news that it is now running a ...

  18. Big boost to online deliveries reported in January

    07 March 2018 at 14:32 by David Aiken

    In the first month of 2018 the growth in the number of orders delivered to consumers who had carried ...

  19. Online competition puts more high street mainstays out of business

    06 March 2018 at 09:30 by Paul Tissington

    Electronics retailer, Maplin, became the latest in a long line of popular high street outlets to ...

  20. Online shopping habits ranked

    05 March 2018 at 11:15 by Graham Miller

    A study published last week by OnBuy has looked at the different trends which are influencing ...

  21. Experts argue for improvements to private browsing

    02 March 2018 at 16:34 by Graham Miller

    Most consumers will be aware that their web browser of choice offers a ‘private’ mode ...

  22. European consumers predicted to increase online spending

    01 March 2018 at 11:17 by Simon Crisp

    A new report from Forrester has estimated that sales made via safe shopping online will rise by 11.9 ...

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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.