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  1. Global e-commerce spend hits 22 per cent

    30 May 2012 at 13:35 by Mike Price

    Almost a quarter of a consumer's annual outgoings are now spent via safe shopping online, according ...

  2. Novel new cashback site launched

    30 May 2012 at 09:55 by Graham Miller

    There has been a spate of cashback websites popping up in recent months, allowing you to earn ...

  3. UK businesses facing flighty consumer loyalties

    29 May 2012 at 12:36 by Mike Price

    It seems that retailers and service providers in the UK are having a tougher time of hanging onto ...

  4. Online fancy dress retailer avoids recession's influence

    28 May 2012 at 09:24 by Paul Tissington

    The UK's economy was harder hit by the double dip recession than many people had initially thought, ...

  5. Low e-commerce inflation rates benefit consumers

    25 May 2012 at 13:17 by Simon Crisp

    A report published by the Centre of Economics and Business Research (CEBR), has found that people ...

  6. Consumers value community recommendations, e-commerce survey finds

    24 May 2012 at 09:26 by Mike Price

    A study, published by Reevoo this month, found that more and more people who participate in safe ...

  7. Tesco brings hybrid e-commerce service to America

    23 May 2012 at 16:02 by Sarah Collinson

    Tesco has already had success with its Click & Collect service here in the UK, but the company ...

  8. Pinterest earns investment from e-commerce head

    22 May 2012 at 09:57 by Mike Price

    Social networking service, Pinterest, which has risen to prominence in recent months, has received a ...

  9. Smart TV's to become next big thing for e-commerce

    21 May 2012 at 11:21 by Graham Miller

    A new study suggests that people in the UK could soon be shopping online in large numbers from the ...

  10. Global e-commerce usage increases

    18 May 2012 at 09:25 by Graham Miller

    A new study, published by MarketTools, has looked at the way that consumers from the UK and around ...

  11. eBay releases updated fashion m-commerce app

    17 May 2012 at 15:59 by Sarah Collinson

    The fashion arm of online auction site eBay has just launched its latest application update, which ...

  12. UK m-commerce market is small but growing

    16 May 2012 at 14:18 by Mike Price

    A new survey, conducted by Yuseo, has looked at the growth of the mobile market as a platform for ...

  13. E-commerce growth is strong in April

    15 May 2012 at 10:29 by Simon Crisp

    Last month was a good month for the online retail industry in the UK, as sales were up by nine per ...

  14. Alternative Payments to dominate e-commerce

    14 May 2012 at 10:25 by Graham Miller

    Alternative Payments (AP) are becoming far more prevalent in the world of safe shopping online, with ...

  15. Digital wallet from MasterCard aims for ubiquity

    11 May 2012 at 15:55 by Mike Price

    The PayPass service from MasterCard, which is essentially a digital wallet that harnesses NFC (near ...

  16. E-commerce aids Sainsbury's sales growth

    10 May 2012 at 13:20 by Sarah Collinson

    The online presence of UK retail group Sainsbury's is being highlighted as one of the main reasons ...

  17. Satirical reviews cause mischief for Amazon

    09 May 2012 at 14:50 by Graham Miller

    Amazon is one of the UK's most popular portals for safe shopping online and part of its success must ...

  18. Inebriated e-commerce use is expensive

    08 May 2012 at 12:59 by Graham Miller

    A new study has found that the impact of having one glass too many and logging on to your favourite ...

  19. Amazon ruffles retailers' feathers in the US

    04 May 2012 at 10:25 by Graham Miller

    E-commerce giant Amazon has been battling to secure a greater proportion of the retail market for ...

  20. E-commerce offers encourage shoppers to spend

    03 May 2012 at 11:50 by Sarah Collinson

    The N Brown retail group announced this week that it has actually been able to increase its profits ...

  21. Online tools necessary for success of high street shopping centres

    02 May 2012 at 09:53 by Graham Miller

    With more and more people turning to safe shopping online in order to purchase everything from ...

  22. Amazon announces impressive first quarter performance

    01 May 2012 at 11:33 by Simon Crisp

    2012 has got off to a good start for online retail giant, Amazon, which announced that it had ...

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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.