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eBay helps generate cash for police
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 17:27 by Graham Miller
Over the past 12 months over a quarter of a million pounds has been generated by Leicestershire ...
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Hackers target retailers and publish credit card details
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 17:26 by Paul Tissington
Around 13,000 people have been impacted by the actions of hacking group, Anonymous, which this week ...
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Retailers slash prices to six year low
Sunday, December 28, 2014 at 08:56 by Graham Miller
The sales which began on Boxing Day saw prices dip to their lowest point since 2008, according to ...
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Consumers frustrated with supermarket online delivery issues
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at 20:05 by Graham Miller
Both Asda and Sainsbury’s have come under criticism this week, as customers experienced issues ...
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Christmas Day will see record online sales
Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 09:41 by Mike Price
Analysts from Experian and IMRG have predicted that December 25th will be one of the year’s ...
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People shop online for convenience rather than bargains
Monday, December 22, 2014 at 13:30 by Graham Miller
A new survey, conducted by WiPro Digital, has revealed that almost two thirds of consumers in the UK ...
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Consumers warned over online fraud risks
Friday, December 19, 2014 at 14:23 by Simon Crisp
Shopping online is simple if you stick to one of the major retailers, but there are a huge number of ...
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Brighton tops list of UK biggest festive online shopping communities
Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 15:03 by
This week, the Royal Mail revealed which of the UK’s towns and cities were the ten biggest ...
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Final dates for pre-Christmas delivery revealed by retailers
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 12:31 by Graham Miller
The majority of the UK’s biggest retail outlets have now finalised the dates upon which ...
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E-commerce boom encourages investment in vans
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 13:52 by Simon Crisp
With more and more people placing orders via safe shopping online, the UK is facing high demand for ...
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Retail parks suffer more than high streets due to e-commerce
Monday, December 15, 2014 at 10:36 by Mike Price
A new report from the Local Data Company has revealed that retail parks based outside of towns and ...
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Survey finds that Brits shop online from some unusual places
Friday, December 12, 2014 at 14:33 by Graham Miller
A new study published by delivery firm, Hermes, has looked at the way that consumers from across the ...
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eBay reveals unusual leaps in winter search trends
Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 14:32 by
Online auction site, eBay, can be used by consumers in the UK to buy almost anything, from vintage ...
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Online shopping accounts for 30 per cent of retail market
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 10:37 by Graham Miller
Figures published this week by the British Retail Consortium, have shown that almost a third of all ...
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Online delays afflict M&S customers
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 13:30 by David Aiken
An issue at a distribution centre used by Marks and Spencer has led to the retailer extending its ...
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Forty five per cent of Brits cite frustration with online shopping experience
Monday, December 8, 2014 at 11:35 by Graham Miller
A new study, from Rackspace, has found that 45 per cent of consumers from the UK are unhappy with ...
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Black Friday tops Cyber Monday as UK’s busiest e-commerce period
Friday, December 5, 2014 at 09:39 by Graham Miller
The rise of Black Friday as a retail event in the UK has been significant in the past couple of ...
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Online retailers rely on speed to succeed
Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 12:13 by Graham Miller
While the rise of shopping online has happened as a result of a combination of low prices and ...
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Payment card firms planning to make online shopping more secure
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 12:13 by Paul Tissington
MasterCard and Visa have announced plans to roll out a new security standard for making payments ...
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Mobile payments rise as Apple and PayPal enter all-out war
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 10:41 by Mike Price
The growing number of people using their smartphones to pay for products, both online and in real ...
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E-commerce sites overloaded as Christmas shopping spree begins
Monday, December 1, 2014 at 11:20 by Graham Miller
Black Friday has been and gone and Cyber Monday is underway, but it seems that consumers in the UK ...
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Amazon plans Post Office deliveries to cope with Christmas crush
Friday, November 28, 2014 at 11:12 by Paul Tissington
With millions of packages and parcels set to swamp the UK’s postal infrastructure this ...
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Manic Monday will be year’s busiest shopping period
Thursday, November 27, 2014 at 11:35 by Graham Miller
Analysts have predicted that Monday December 8th, otherwise known as Manic Monday, will be the UK&...
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Delivery issues result in online shopping habit shifts
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 10:25 by Graham Miller
Consumers in the UK are adjusting their strategies for carrying out safe shopping online this ...
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Amazon launches early selection of Black Friday deals online
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 10:07 by Mike Price
Although Black Friday is set to land in the UK at the end of the week, e-commerce giant, Amazon, has ...
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British brands attract online shoppers from China
Monday, November 24, 2014 at 11:14 by Simon Crisp
The power of British retail brands is helping to encourage people from all over the world to carry ...
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Christmas bargains predicted for consumers this year
Friday, November 21, 2014 at 09:53 by Graham Miller
A combination of factors are likely to mean that consumers who carry out safe shopping online in the ...
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Asda encourages customers to shop online
Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 12:56 by Mike Price
Asda e-commerce spokesperson, Chris Conway, has said this week that customers are better off using ...
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November 30th tipped for m-commerce boom
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 10:31 by Graham Miller
A new major day in the UK retail industry’s calendar has been identified by analysts, with ...
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Silver surfer shopping habits revealed
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 13:02 by Simon Crisp
Older people who use the internet have long been referred to as silver surfers, but now a new study, ...
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Ted Baker and Game report on improved online sales
Monday, November 17, 2014 at 10:55 by Graham Miller
In the UK, two retailers servicing very different market segments have reported marked sales growth, ...
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Grazia debuts own-brand online shop
Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:20 by Sarah Collinson
Fans of fashion publication, Grazia, are now able to carry out safe shopping online from an e-...
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China hosts the world’s biggest online shopping spree
Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 12:36 by Mike Price
Singles Day has become a huge hit in China ever since it emerged as a trend in the 1990s. And while ...
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Cybercriminals target Booking.com
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 12:12 by Mike Price
A new cyber scam has been unveiled this week, with customers of travel site, Booking.com, targeted ...
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Christmas deliveries could be hampered by driver shortage
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 11:12 by Mike Price
Although shopping online make it possible to purchase almost any item, no matter where you live, it ...
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Hyundai digitises car showroom experience
Monday, November 10, 2014 at 12:26 by David Aiken
A revolutionary new approach to buying a car has been introduced to the UK by Hyundai. It has opened ...
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Christmas shopping will account for a fifth of online sales
Friday, November 7, 2014 at 10:01 by Graham Miller
19.3 per cent of all purchases made via safe shopping online throughout Europe this year will occur ...
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Social media will soon fuel online shopping
Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 09:53 by Sarah Collinson
This week CNET reports that John Collison, the founder of online payments service, Stripe, has ...
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Online shopping while at work is on the rise
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 09:23 by Simon Crisp
A new study from Quidco.com has found that office workers in the UK are typically spending £1,...
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Disney Frozen leads global Halloween costume search frenzy
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 10:21 by Sarah Collinson
Last week Halloween fever gripped the globe, with millions of people carrying out web searches, in ...
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Majority of UK consumers will click and collect for Christmas
Monday, November 3, 2014 at 11:11 by Sarah Collinson
Ninety five per cent of people who are going to use safe shopping online to order products in ...
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Retailers have to tighten up the mobile shopping experience
Friday, October 31, 2014 at 15:16 by Paul Tissington
This week PayPal executive, Rob Harper, told The Drum about the areas in which retailers are getting ...
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Survey reveals the impact of mobile shopping
Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 13:03 by Graham Miller
A new study conducted by Telmetrics, has looked at how consumers in the UK respond to mobile ...
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Growth of UK housing market leads to online shopping sprees
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 11:30 by Paul Tissington
With house prices in the UK continuing to grow, people across the country who choose to sell their ...
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Schools will teach kids how to stay safe online
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 11:03 by Graham Miller
A new initiative supported by the National Crime Agency has been announced this month, aiming to ...
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Rakuten launches in the UK
Monday, October 27, 2014 at 13:18 by Sarah Collinson
Rakuten is Japan’s largest purveyor of safe shopping online and, this month, it has officially ...
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High street and online shopping are intrinsically linked, report finds
Friday, October 24, 2014 at 13:43 by Graham Miller
A new study, published by Geometry Global, has revealed that although shopping on the high street ...
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Ikea plans further rollout of online shopping services
Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 11:55 by Simon Crisp
Although Ikea has bricks and mortar stores in 27 countries across the globe at the moment, in only ...
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Delivery issues cited as biggest problem by e-commerce customers
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 10:27 by Graham Miller
A new report from Which? has outlined a number of problems that British consumers face when carrying ...
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Brazilian spider emerges from Waitrose online delivery order
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 13:24 by Sarah Collinson
The Brazilian Wandering spider is not native to the UK, but a South London family got a shock when ...
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B&Q launches new e-commerce site
Monday, October 20, 2014 at 09:22 by David Aiken
This month DIY retailer, B&Q, unveiled its brand new website, having spent £60 million to ...
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Brits spend more online than European counterparts
Friday, October 17, 2014 at 10:30 by David Aiken
A new report, published by Hermes, has found that the UK is still leading the way when it comes to ...
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Tablets replace TVs as youngsters habits change
Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 09:39 by Simon Crisp
A new report from communications industry regulator, Ofcom, has found that television sets are ...
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Christmas shopping trends revealed
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 09:21 by Sarah Collinson
A new survey, conducted by NetDespatch, has looked at how consumers in the UK will be using the web ...
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Brits flock to use smartphones to shop this Christmas
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 09:52 by Paul Tissington
A new report from Weve has revealed that a whopping 88 per cent of people in the UK took advantage ...
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Shoppers increasingly use web for late night sprees
Monday, October 13, 2014 at 09:57 by Graham Miller
Because shopping online is not limited by store opening hours, more and more Brits are making e-...
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Is online shopping leaving consumers isolated?
Friday, October 10, 2014 at 12:18 by Graham Miller
A new study has suggested that the rise of safe shopping online may be responsible for growing ...
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Consumers frustrated by sluggish shopping sites
Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 09:43 by Graham Miller
The number one reason for British consumers to become disillusioned with a website that offers safe ...
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E-commerce debut for Children In Need
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 12:07 by Graham Miller
Children In Need has announced this week that it is going to be creating a site from which visitors ...
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Tesco launches Hudl 2 tablet
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 09:29 by Simon Crisp
While Tesco may be in hot water at the moment after overestimating its profits by £250 million,...
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Selfridges relaunches shopping site
Monday, October 6, 2014 at 10:31 by Sarah Collinson
Luxury retail firm, Selfridges, has announced the relaunch of its e-commerce site in a bid to ...
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eBay plans to make PayPal a separate entity
Friday, October 3, 2014 at 09:06 by Mike Price
Online auction giant, eBay, has long been the steward of PayPal, the payments firm that handles ...
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Study finds online retailers still struggle to satisfy consumers
Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 09:01 by Graham Miller
A survey conducted by Cognizant has revealed that while shopping online is still growing across ...
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Topman experiments with bespoke online shopping experience
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 14:40 by Paul Tissington
High street fashion chain, Topman, is working with Google+ to bring the experience of having a ...
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Nielsen study identifies e-commerce products undergoing significant growth
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 14:37 by Paul Tissington
A report published last week by Nielsen revealed that a number of products and services have become ...
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Amazon launches subscription service for Kindle in UK
Monday, September 29, 2014 at 11:13 by Graham Miller
For book lovers, Amazon has long been the go-to hub for shopping online, thanks to its unbeatable ...
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Best m-commerce checkouts chosen
Friday, September 26, 2014 at 12:41 by Paul Tissington
This week Econsultancy has identified 10 retailers as offering consumers the best possible ...
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Moss Bros benefits from online sales increase
Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 12:52 by Simon Crisp
The past six months have been especially successful for menswear chain Moss Bros, which reported ...
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E-commerce deliveries will rise by a third
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at 11:51 by Sarah Collinson
The number of products being delivered to consumers in the UK will rise by almost a third over the ...
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eBay criticised over security loophole
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 09:30 by Mike Price
Online auction giant eBay has been leaving its users open to exploitation by malicious third parties ...
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Youngsters flock to online shopping and m-commerce
Monday, September 22, 2014 at 13:23 by Paul Tissington
A new survey conducted by Voxburner has revealed that 28 per cent of people aged between 16 and 24 ...
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Superdrug’s parent company plans a major online investment
Friday, September 19, 2014 at 10:14 by Graham Miller
AS Watson, the firm that owns both Superdrug and The Perfume Store, amongst several other retail ...
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Click and collect market to be worth £6.5 billion in 2019
Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 10:15 by David Aiken
A new report from analyst organisation, Verdict, has predicted that consumers in the UK will be ...
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Online fraud hits new highs in UK
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 11:02 by Simon Crisp
British shoppers are being targeted by cybercriminals in greater numbers than ever before, with the ...
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Kids cause parents online security headaches
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 09:41 by Simon Crisp
A new study from Kapersky Lab has revealed that a fifth of parents have had to deal with personal ...
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Tesco shelves scheme to launch own brand smartphone
Monday, September 15, 2014 at 11:30 by Simon Crisp
Supermarket giant, Tesco, is not going to be joining Amazon in launching its own smartphone, ...
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New iPhones arrive and Apple embraces NFC payments
Friday, September 12, 2014 at 10:11 by Mike Price
This week not one but two new iPhone models were unleashed on an eager global audience, with Apple ...
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August sees big boost in online shopping
Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 14:29 by Sarah Collinson
Last month there was an impressive 19.8 per cent uptick in sales made via safe shopping online, ...
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Twitter tests button to allow for users to make online purchases
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 13:14 by Graham Miller
Twitter is undergoing some major changes at the moment, with executives attempting to implement ...
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Amazon starts selling FireTV in UK
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 12:53 by Mike Price
British TV fans will soon be able to start purchasing online retail giant Amazon's first set top box ...
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Laura Ashley enjoys rise in online sales
Monday, September 8, 2014 at 10:32 by Sarah Collinson
Over the first half of 2014, fashion and homeware chain, Laura Ashley, has enjoyed a 6.1 per cent ...
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Online shoppers show lack of brand loyalty
Friday, September 5, 2014 at 13:30 by Simon Crisp
This news may be unsurprising to consumers who enjoy carrying out safe shopping online with a number ...
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M-commerce visits overtake desktop online shopping
Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 10:36 by Graham Miller
This week new figures from IMRG Capgemini revealed that British consumers now browse online shopping ...
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Celebrity photo leak reveals issues with online security
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 15:54 by Sarah Collinson
One of the biggest news stories of the week revolves around the leaking of a huge number of intimate ...
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British shoppers use smartphones to shop while between the sheets
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 10:30 by Graham Miller
A new report from Give as you Live has revealed that 48 per cent of consumers in the UK have carried ...
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Researchers create music that makes you a better online shopper
Monday, September 1, 2014 at 11:10 by Graham Miller
A team at the University of London has worked with top producer, Mistabishi, to develop a song which ...
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eBay Celebrates 15 Years Since Its UK Launch
Friday, August 29, 2014 at 21:31 by Graham Miller
It may only seem like yesterday, but one of the world's biggest online retailers is celebrating the ...
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Amazon's Sluggish Fire Phone Sales Revealed
Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 12:28 by Mike Price
Online retail giant Amazon has found plenty of success with its own-brand electronics in recent ...
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E-Commerce Apps with Notifications Encourage Consumers to Engage
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 13:21 by Mike Price
A report published this month by Localytics revealed that the way that retailers design their ...
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John Lewis Enjoys Further E-Commerce Success
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 10:22 by Graham Miller
John Lewis is an enduring presence on the high street, but also one of a number of traditional ...
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Faster broadband helps consumers spend more online
Friday, August 22, 2014 at 08:51 by David Aiken
As superfast broadband is rolled out to more areas of the UK, a study from the Royal Mail has found ...
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Two decades of shopping online achieved
Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 12:24 by Graham Miller
Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the first ever digital transaction through which a product ...
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Online shopping grows as Brits lead Europe in sales
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 12:03 by Graham Miller
The UK is officially still home to the most vibrant and valuable market for shopping online in the ...
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Brits continue to shop online at work
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at 07:52 by Graham Miller
A new study has found that a significant number of people from the UK choose to carry out safe ...
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Play.com is closing down
Monday, August 18, 2014 at 11:59 by Mike Price
This month it was announced that Play.com, one of the UK's leading online retailers, would be ...
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Food prices fall as consumers shop smarter
Friday, August 15, 2014 at 10:48 by Sarah Collinson
The latest statistics from the supermarket industry suggest that consumers are using their heads ...
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Billions of passwords stolen in hacking spree
Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 12:59 by Mike Price
The importance of having a secure password and changing it regularly has been highlighted this month,...
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Wal-Mart takes on Amazon with e-commerce push
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 12:13 by Mike Price
US retail giant, Wal-Mart, may have a well established bricks and mortar presence, both in its ...
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Online shopping transforms festive buying habits
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 12:13 by Sarah Collinson
While it may only be August, thousands of retailers across the UK are already putting their plans ...
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Ted Baker embraces international online expansion
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 11:59 by Simon Crisp
This month famed fashion brand, Ted Baker, has revealed that it will be attempting to make more of a ...
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eBay signs up to auction deal with Sothebys
Monday, August 11, 2014 at 10:07 by Mike Price
Sotheby's is one of the biggest names in high end auctioning, having been established back in the ...
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UK retailers prepared for m-commerce takeover
Friday, August 8, 2014 at 11:04 by Paul Tissington
More and more consumers are shopping online from smartphones and tablets, which means that retailers ...
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Amazon looks to launch own-brand credit card scanner
Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 11:09 by Mike Price
Amazon may soon join the growing group of companies that are attempting to corner the market for ...
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UK e-commerce market is world-leading
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 11:58 by Sarah Collinson
A new report from PwC, commissioned by the FTA, has found that the UK is still a world leader when ...
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Alcohol continues to fuel questionable online purchases
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 14:29 by Graham Miller
British consumers regularly prove that shopping online while under the influence of alcohol is a ...
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Amazon announces 3D printing marketplace
Monday, August 4, 2014 at 10:17 by Graham Miller
Amazon has plenty of ambitious retail projects in the works at the moment, with an especially ...
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Online delivery services cost supermarkets dearly
Friday, August 1, 2014 at 11:56 by Sarah Collinson
This week the Daily Mail reported that supermarket chains in the UK are losing a significant amount ...
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British retailers spruce up e-commerce platforms to attract international buyers
Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 15:21 by Simon Crisp
More and more retailers from the UK are investing in their e-commerce sites, to improve the ...
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Mothercare balances sales against profits online
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 09:13 by Mike Price
This month, Mothercare revealed that it has actually experienced a decline in the number of sales it ...
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Facebook wants to get its users shopping online
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 10:49 by Sarah Collinson
At the moment, Facebook makes most of its money from ads, but the social networking behemoth is ...
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The majority of smartphone users love e-commerce shopping
Monday, July 28, 2014 at 13:04 by Simon Crisp
A new survey conducted by BuzzCity has found that almost three quarters of the consumers across the ...
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Sainsbury's announces intentions to double online sales
Friday, July 25, 2014 at 09:13 by Paul Tissington
This week Sainsbury's announced that it is teaming up with IBM to overhaul its e-commerce offering ...
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eBay hacking incident was bad for sales
Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 10:04 by Graham Miller
Online auction site eBay revealed in May of this year that it had been attacked by hackers, who had ...
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Amazon may launch device to rival Google Glass
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 09:53 by Sarah Collinson
The man who helped Google to develop its influential Glass gadget has moved to online retail giant, ...
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FatFace benefits from online sales increase
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 09:22 by David Aiken
Clothing retailer, FatFace, has revealed that its online sales were up by 39 per cent over the past ...
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Sales growth slows, but online shopping is still expanding
Monday, July 21, 2014 at 14:11 by Paul Tissington
The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium have shown that sales made by safe shopping ...
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Samsung's retina scanner could make online shopping more secure
Friday, July 18, 2014 at 09:38 by Simon Crisp
Smartphone manufacturer, Samsung, has teased a new technology that it is getting ready to integrate ...
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Mobile shopping habits revealed
Thursday, July 17, 2014 at 09:44 by Paul Tissington
A gaggle of new statistics relating to m-commerce have emerged so far this month from various ...
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Movie star plans e-commerce site launch
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 09:38 by Sarah Collinson
It seems that even Hollywood's most sought-after actors cannot get enough of shopping online, with ...
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High street falters as e-commerce booms
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at 10:46 by Graham Miller
The latest figures from IMRG have revealed that the rise of shopping online is still having a ...
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Consumers Warned Over Online Scams
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 12:22 by Simon Crisp
The internet is a great place to go if you want to get a bargain, with the majority of mainstream ...
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Amazon Recognises the Rise of Wearable Tech
Friday, July 11, 2014 at 11:57 by Graham Miller
While portable technology has become much smarter thanks to the phones and tablets released over the ...
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Poundland Ramps Up Plans for E-Commerce Launch
Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 11:25 by David Aiken
You can expect to see a Poundland-branded e-commerce site arriving before the end of the year, ...
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eBay and Argos Tighten Links with Click and Collect Service
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 12:54 by Mike Price
Catalogue shopping chain Argos is partnering with auction site eBay on a new click and collect ...
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John Lewis Identified as UK's Best M-Commerce Retailer
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 10:33 by Paul Tissington
With smartphones and tablets increasingly used by people when they carry out safe shopping online, ...
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Domino's Pizza Plans Ominchannel Retail Attack
Monday, July 7, 2014 at 11:11 by Mike Price
Domino's Pizza has been one of the UK's real online success stories in recent years, dramatically ...
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Report assesses how consumers feel about online shopping
Saturday, July 5, 2014 at 09:32 by Graham Miller
The latest report from JDA has looked at the state of e-commerce in 2014, finding out what makes ...
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Packaging waste reduced thanks to student innovation
Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 13:08 by Paul Tissington
A graduate student from the Royal College of Art has come up with a clever way to make safe shopping ...
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E-commerce to outstrip supermarket sales within 5 years
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 11:34 by Graham Miller
British consumers are changing their shopping habits to the extent that supermarkets will no longer ...
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Security issues and poor site design hampers m-commerce uptake
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 10:58 by Paul Tissington
A new report, from IDG Global Solutions, has revealed that while people are keen to use their ...
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Consumers shopping search habits revealed
Monday, June 30, 2014 at 11:26 by David Aiken
A new survey has revealed the kinds of products and retailers that consumers across the UK and ...
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Amazon Fire Phone makes online shopping easier
Friday, June 27, 2014 at 11:13 by Mike Price
This month Amazon pulled back the curtains on the Fire Phone, its first entry into the mobile market,...
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Pick up your online shopping at the train station
Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 09:52 by Graham Miller
A new scheme is about to get underway to allow British consumers to order products online and then ...
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Budget supermarkets dismiss rumours of online expansion
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 12:02 by Paul Tissington
Although the UK's bricks and mortar food market is being reshaped by the emergence of affordable ...
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Consumers avoid impulse buys when shopping online
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 14:21 by Sarah Collinson
The results of a new survey from eDigitalResearch have shown that people in the UK tend to make ...
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Coffee shops benefit from online shopping trend
Monday, June 23, 2014 at 11:51 by Graham Miller
This week, the Costa chain of coffee shops reported that sales were up by 4.5 per cent over the past ...
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UK consumers complain when buying expensive items online
Friday, June 20, 2014 at 09:46 by David Aiken
A new report from Goldsmiths University has shown that the majority of people who shop online in the ...
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Brits are big spenders when it comes to online shopping
Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 11:26 by Graham Miller
In a report published this week, it has been revealed that British consumers spend an average of ...
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Late night shopping popular amongst UK consumers
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 11:34 by Simon Crisp
A new report has shown that a third of people in the UK shop online in the early hours of the ...
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Consumers get more protection when shopping online
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 15:13 by Graham Miller
A new array of laws are being rolled out in the UK, to make sure that consumers are afforded a ...
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Sainsbury's announces intentions to sell clothes online
Monday, June 16, 2014 at 10:00 by Sarah Collinson
Sainsbury's is best known for selling food to British consumers, both on the high street and via ...
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Online retailer integrated 3D printing for product previews
Friday, June 13, 2014 at 12:08 by Mike Price
People flock to the web to find bargains, even if the item they are buying is worth thousands of ...
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HSBC argues that supermarkets should reduce online investment
Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 15:03 by Simon Crisp
HSBC analyst, David McCarthy, has revealed this week that he believes big supermarkets in the UK do ...
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Channel Islands and Isle of Man residents love online shopping
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 09:52 by Sarah Collinson
A new survey has found that people living on the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are big fans of ...
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Apple makes online shopping easier with iOS 8
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 10:28 by Graham Miller
This month Apple unveiled iOS 8, its new mobile operating system, which will be coming to a range of ...
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Morrisons brings grocery delivery service to Manchester
Monday, June 9, 2014 at 09:24 by Mike Price
Morrisons is playing catch-up in the e-commerce market at the moment and is only just getting its ...
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New Look benefits as more customers shop online
Friday, June 6, 2014 at 10:50 by Graham Miller
In the past year fashion chain, New Look, saw a 64 per cent rise in the number of sales made by ...
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Online shopping helps debit cards account for half of purchases
Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 09:28 by Graham Miller
The British Retail Consortium (BRC), has confirmed this week that debit cards are now used in the ...
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European e-commerce sales set to surge upwards
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at 11:10 by Graham Miller
A new report from Forrester has shown that safe shopping online will continue to increase across ...
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Police use eBay to sell seized goods
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 09:23 by Graham Miller
Leicestershire Police has been particularly innovative in its use of online auction site, eBay, ...
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E-commerce site from Grazia inbound
Monday, June 2, 2014 at 12:22 by Sarah Collinson
Fashion magazine, Grazia, is set to launch a site that lets readers shop online, according to The ...
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Consumers purchase items online which end up unused
Friday, May 30, 2014 at 12:11 by Paul Tissington
A new study conducted by the Money Advice Service, has revealed that in total consumers from across ...
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Bank Holiday shapes British consumers online spending habits
Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 08:22 by Mike Price
Analysis carried out by Venda, has revealed that the recent Bank Holiday weekend has had a marked ...
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Fashion site aims to remove guesswork from buying clothes online
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 12:52 by Sarah Collinson
A new site called Sizeable has been set up, to help people who want to purchase items of clothing ...
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UK's average online spend continues to rise
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 13:25 by Graham Miller
Barclaycard has released new figures this month, which show that typical households across the ...
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Attack on eBay prompts advice over password changes
Friday, May 23, 2014 at 12:19 by Simon Crisp
Auction site, eBay, has become the latest e-commerce retailer to be impacted by cybercriminal ...
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Sunday parcel deliveries embraced by Royal Mail
Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 13:48 by Mike Price
People across the UK are carrying out safe shopping online in such large numbers that Royal Mail is ...
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Confident online consumers do not bring their habits to the workplace
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 13:14 by Graham Miller
An interesting new study from YPO has found that while people love carrying out safe shopping online ...
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Mobile shopping sites generate more consumer interest than retail apps
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 11:37 by Paul Tissington
Although plenty of retailers are embracing smartphone apps as a way of letting their customers shop ...
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PayPal may embrace Bitcoin
Monday, May 19, 2014 at 11:58 by Mike Price
The online payments service PayPal, which is owned by auction site eBay, could be integrating ...
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Late night online shopping habits anticipated as World Cup approaches
Friday, May 16, 2014 at 11:44 by Paul Tissington
A new study from eBay suggests that more people in the UK will be shopping online in the middle of ...
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Growth in e-commerce sales shrunk in April
Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 14:43 by Graham Miller
While the number of sales being carried out online is still increasing across the UK, the latest ...
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UK retailers use e-commerce for overseas expansion
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 16:12 by Simon Crisp
A number of high profile British retail chains, including household names like Marks & Spencer, ...
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Majority of consumers would like to automatically receive discount vouchers
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 08:58 by Graham Miller
A study looking at the way that people are using their smartphones to shop online, both at home and ...
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Retailers seek to maximise high street impact as online shopping grows
Monday, May 12, 2014 at 09:44 by Graham Miller
Various factors have contributed to the decline of the traditional high street in the last few years,...
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M-commerce transactions to hit $275 billion by 2019
Friday, May 9, 2014 at 10:43 by Paul Tissington
The latest figures from MarketsandMarkets suggests that by the year 2019, the global value of the m-...
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Younger mothers embrace m-commerce
Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 11:10 by Sarah Collinson
A new study has found that 50 per cent of mothers aged between 18 and 34 are using m-commerce ...
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Amazon reveals Twitter integration
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 14:32 by Graham Miller
A new service is being launched by e-commerce giant, Amazon, which will allow customers to fill ...
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Marks & Spencer outlines e-commerce ambitions
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 10:29 by Graham Miller
Last week Marks & Spencer kicked off a new marketing campaign, which it is hoping will convince ...
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Argos benefits from online sales increase
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 09:28 by Mike Price
Argos is one of the many high street retailers that is attempting to capitalise on the popularity of ...
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Facebook leads the way for e-commerce log-ins
Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 11:13 by Mike Price
A new report from Gigya has revealed that 77 per cent of the people who choose to log into a site ...
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Burberry targets Chinese e-commerce market
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 12:32 by Simon Crisp
Burberry has become one of the first British brands to enter into a deal with e-commerce giant, ...
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Santander creates m-commerce wallet for all occasions
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 12:26 by Paul Tissington
The idea of using your smartphone as a digital wallet has gradually risen to prominence in the past ...
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Online shopping surge helps van sales soar
Monday, April 28, 2014 at 13:41 by Graham Miller
While most people think about the impact of shopping online solely in terms of the retail market in ...
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High street and online shopping are intrinsically linked
Friday, April 25, 2014 at 10:33 by Mike Price
A new report from Conlumino, has shown that although many may see bricks and mortar retail as the ...
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Revamped e-commerce site launched by Harvey Nichols
Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 09:19 by Graham Miller
This month has seen the launch of a new e-commerce platform by luxury retailer, Harvey Nichols. And ...
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Tesco offers price cuts and delivery incentives to boost sales
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 12:22 by David Aiken
Tesco has rolled out a new range of price cuts in-store, as well as making it cheaper for customers ...
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Brits shun Bitcoin for online payments
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 11:27 by Mike Price
Almost three quarters of consumers in the UK would prefer to make their online purchases using ...
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UK consumers will not tolerate unsatisfactory shopping experiences
Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 10:11 by Sarah Collinson
A new report has looked at shopping habits in the UK and revealed that consumers here are ...
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Brits splash out 23 billion online in Q1
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 14:51 by Graham Miller
The first three months of 2014 were particularly busy for e-commerce retailers, as the latest ...
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Google's modular smartphone should be easy to recycle
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 14:45 by Mike Price
Last year a number of plans for modular smartphones were made public, with the idea that this could ...
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M-commerce to constitute a fifth of online purchases in 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 13:06 by Paul Tissington
Almost a fifth of all the cash spent online by British consumers this year will be generated by m-...
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Over half of European consumers shun online shopping
Monday, April 14, 2014 at 17:49 by Sarah Collinson
A new report published this week by Forrester, has revealed that around 55 per cent of European ...
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Experts predict m-commerce will ascend to new heights in 2014
Friday, April 11, 2014 at 12:11 by Mike Price
Experts predict m-commerce will ascend to new heights in 2014 A new report from Prentice Capital ...
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Advertisers target mobile shoppers
Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 09:08 by Mike Price
Advertisers target mobile shoppers With the rise of m-commerce, more people in the UK are carrying ...
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Amazon showcases handheld scanner for online shopping
Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 09:07 by Mike Price
Amazon showcases handheld scanner for online shopping Not content with just launching one ...
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Amazon enters TV and gaming market with new gadget
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 09:41 by Paul Tissington
This month, Amazon announced that it would be launching a new product called Fire TV, which is a set ...
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Consumer confidence in online shopping grows
Monday, April 7, 2014 at 11:50 by Graham Miller
A new report from YouGov, has revealed that there is more confidence in safe shopping online amongst ...
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Domino's Pizza reveals further e-commerce sales expansion
Friday, April 4, 2014 at 08:51 by Mike Price
This week, it was revealed that Domino's Pizza now sees 70 per cent of all its sales made via safe ...
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Online retailers to face tougher regulations
Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 15:10 by Graham Miller
Companies offering shopping online in the UK will, from today, be subjected to the scrutiny of a ...
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Predictive shipping from Amazon fails to impress UK consumers
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 12:19 by Mike Price
Last month it emerged that Amazon was trialling a new concept for delivery, which would mean that ...
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Fine weather helps John Lewis secure online growth
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 11:16 by Graham Miller
John Lewis revealed that this month it has seen online sales rise by almost a quarter, with the ...
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Security issues to consider as Windows XP support ends
Monday, March 31, 2014 at 11:14 by Mike Price
On the 8th of April, software giant Microsoft will be pulling the plug on Windows XP security ...
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Luxury fashion brand joins e-commerce marketplace
Friday, March 28, 2014 at 10:06 by Sarah Collinson
Tom Ford is a brand associated with the upper echelons of the fashion industry, although until this ...
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New app promises to improve online fashion shopping
Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 12:10 by Mike Price
A new app, developed by Westfield and Snap Fashion, is aiming to change the way that consumers ...
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Consumer habits to shape online shopping in 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 15:16 by Paul Tissington
What makes shopping online so different from high street retail is that consumers have a lot more ...
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Zara e-commerce improvements teased
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 09:47 by Sarah Collinson
High street fashion chain, Zara, is set to get an e-commerce makeover this year, with its UK site ...
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Next increases profits thanks to online shopping offering
Monday, March 24, 2014 at 14:10 by Sarah Collinson
High street clothing chain Next may have seen a slowdown in the sales it generates at its bricks and ...
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Survey reveals improvements to mobile payment security
Friday, March 21, 2014 at 09:19 by Mike Price
A new report carried out to look at the levels of fraud in the m-commerce industry, has found that ...
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UK e-commerce sales to reach 45 billion pounds this year
Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 14:19 by Graham Miller
British consumers are going to spend at least £45 billion shopping online for the first ...
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E-commerce sites criticised over enabling weak password users
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 16:18 by Mike Price
A new report from Dashlane, has looked at the way that British websites offering safe shopping ...
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Brits are European leaders in m-commerce
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 11:13 by Paul Tissington
A new report from TNS has found that consumers in the UK are shopping online from their mobile ...
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ONS reveals shift in consumer trends
Monday, March 17, 2014 at 10:52 by Paul Tissington
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), produces a list each year of the kinds of things that are ...
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Twitter encourages online shopping, according to research
Friday, March 14, 2014 at 11:17 by Graham Miller
A new study from Nielsen has revealed that Twitter users are highly likely to shop online via m-...
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E-commerce sales rise significantly during February
Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 10:18 by Sarah Collinson
New figures from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG, have shown that sales made online were up ...
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Avoid shopping online from public Wi-Fi hotspots
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 11:52 by Mike Price
A web security expert from Europol has spoken out about the risks associated with using Wi-Fi ...
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Trust is important for online shoppers
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 09:58 by Graham Miller
A new study has revealed that although shopping online has grown in popularity, people tend to stick ...
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Survey finds customers unhappy with e-commerce sites
Monday, March 10, 2014 at 13:03 by Graham Miller
A new study from Which? has found that 46 per cent of people who have shopped online encountered at ...
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Tesco offers lower cost grocery deliveries
Friday, March 7, 2014 at 10:01 by Graham Miller
For many people, the main issue with buying their groceries online is that the majority of ...
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Study suggests consumers shun retailers that engage through social media
Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 11:37 by Mike Price
A new poll conducted by YouGov, has revealed the surprising fact that people who carry out safe ...
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Tesco announces strategy for online growth
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 10:29 by Simon Crisp
Last week supermarket giant, Tesco, announced plans which it hopes will allow it to come back from ...
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John Lewis pursues digital platforms for shopping revolution
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 21:12 by Graham Miller
John Lewis is one of the few high street chains which is managing to remain profitable and popular ...
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M-commerce still a minority platform for online shopping
Monday, March 3, 2014 at 17:09 by Paul Tissington
A recent study has found that while the proportion of online sales being made from mobile devices is ...
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Consumers research on the high street before buying online
Friday, February 28, 2014 at 09:15 by Graham Miller
The results of a new survey published by online auction site, eBay, have shown that almost a third ...
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Online orders could come straight to your car
Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 13:41 by Graham Miller
A new trial scheme being operated by car manufacturer, Volvo, is aiming to making it easier for ...
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Primark shuns online retail, but still harnesses web for engagement
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 11:24 by Sarah Collinson
This week it was reported that clothing retail giant, Primark, saw sales increase by 13 per cent at ...
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E-commerce thrives but PC-based sales fall
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 14:15 by Mike Price
While there is much talk of decline on the high street, it seems that PCs are suffering an even ...
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Retailer under fire after banning customers from e-commerce site
Monday, February 24, 2014 at 11:23 by Sarah Collinson
Yoga clothing retailer, Lululemon, has been criticised after it admitted to having banned a handful ...
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Marks and Spencer strikes out alone in online marketplace
Friday, February 21, 2014 at 09:00 by Graham Miller
This week it was confirmed that the high street retail chain, Marks & Spencer, would no longer ...
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Stats reveal importance of social media for online shopping
Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 11:21 by Graham Miller
A new set of figures published by MobStac, have outlined just how influential social media services ...
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E-commerce impact on high street sales less significant than thought
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 12:01 by Simon Crisp
A new study commissioned by eBay and conducted by Deloitte, has concluded that only five per cent of ...
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Tesco suffers online data leak
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 12:16 by Mike Price
Supermarket giant Tesco, admitted this month that it has had to respond to an incident of data theft,...
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Click and Collect catches on amongst UK consumers
Monday, February 17, 2014 at 09:32 by Graham Miller
While Christmas is already a distant memory for most people, facts and figures about the way ...
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Rugby fans will get m-commerce opportunity at Twickenham
Friday, February 14, 2014 at 16:03 by Mike Price
Twickenham is arguably the most famous rugby stadium in the UK, playing host to major matches ...
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Brits spent £199 each via m-commerce last year
Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 09:39 by Graham Miller
The growth of safe shopping online on mobile devices has risen steadily in the past half-decade, ...
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Retailers fail to engage with online shoppers
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 10:54 by Simon Crisp
New figures published by KPMG, have shown that many of the UK?s biggest retail firms are not doing ...
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Global m-commerce market growth exceeds expectations
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 09:52 by Mike Price
More money is being generated by consumer activities on mobile devices than even industry experts ...
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Contactless payments push could see more online sales through mobiles
Monday, February 10, 2014 at 12:26 by Paul Tissington
It has taken some time for the idea of turning a mobile phone into a digital wallet to catch on, but ...
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Yorkshire customers get early access to Morrisons online delivery service
Monday, February 10, 2014 at 10:12 by Mike Price
Consumers with an internet connection in Yorkshire can now order their groceries from Morissons ...
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Password weaknesses still a common security threat online
Friday, February 7, 2014 at 12:28 by Mike Price
A new report published by Splashdata, has revealed that people are still failing to protect their ...
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Twitter could let users shop online
Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 11:13 by Graham Miller
Twitter is one of the world's largest social networks, but unlike Facebook, it has yet to find a way ...
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Online grocery shopping comes to Shetland
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 12:40 by Graham Miller
Shopping online has extended its reach into some of the UK's most isolated areas, because with ...
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Yahoo mail hack puts personal info at risk
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 10:45 by Simon Crisp
Yahoo Mail became the latest online email service to suffer a major hack, when late last month, it ...
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Asda plans major online investment
Monday, February 3, 2014 at 11:05 by Mike Price
At the end of last week supermarket giant, Asda, revealed that it will be investing £700 ...
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Starbucks pursues e-commerce goals
Friday, January 31, 2014 at 12:33 by Simon Crisp
While most people know Starbucks as a ubiquitous high street coffee house chain, it has ambitions to ...
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Online shopping tops poll of tech innovations
Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 10:36 by Graham Miller
British consumers have cast votes to rate the most significant technology to have emerged so far in ...
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Study finds retail really can be therapeutic
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 16:03 by Graham Miller
There are some people who claim that going shopping makes them feel better and benefits their life, ...
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Poundland creator to take budget shopping online
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 11:24 by David Aiken
Steve Smith is the man who came up with the concept for Poundland, one of the UK's most successful ...
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Online shopping helps Royal Mail enjoy bumper Christmas period
Monday, January 27, 2014 at 16:02 by Simon Crisp
Last month, roughly 115 million packages were delivered by Royal Mail, with the UK's love of ...
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Digital fitting rooms rise to prominence
Friday, January 24, 2014 at 09:55 by Sarah Collinson
The concept of being able to try on clothes without actually wearing them in person may sound like ...
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eBay bans auctioning of Bitcoin currency
Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 10:43 by Mike Price
Digital crypto currency, Bitcoin, has been hitting the headlines in the past couple of months thanks ...
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Amazon touts predictive online shopping and shipping
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 11:44 by Mike Price
Amazon has been a leader in the e-commerce market for some time, with low prices and an unbeatable ...
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British e-commerce firms thrive thanks to overseas sales
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 10:29 by Sarah Collinson
New stats published by OC&C Strategy Consultants suggest that companies which are based in the ...
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Retailers must improve m-commerce sites or continue to lose sales
Monday, January 20, 2014 at 10:00 by Graham Miller
British retailers which offer people the chance to buy products using safe shopping online need to ...
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Mobile shopping doubles
Friday, January 17, 2014 at 11:41 by Paul Tissington
Last month the number of people using smartphones and tablets to carry out safe shopping online was ...
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Festive success for ASOS and others
Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 09:55 by Simon Crisp
Yet more retailers dealing with safe shopping online have announced that they enjoyed promising ...
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High street experience encourages disabled consumers to use e-commerce sites
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 12:57 by David Aiken
A new poll conducted by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign has found that shoppers with disabilities ...
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Retailers unprepared for booming e-commerce sales
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 12:01 by Paul Tissington
A number of the biggest retailers in the UK have expressed surprise at the extent to which consumers ...
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Record Christmas e-commerce activity confirmed for 2013
Monday, January 13, 2014 at 14:39 by Graham Miller
The British Retail Consortium is the latest industry body to reveal that Christmas last year was the ...
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Amazon Prime rises to prominence
Friday, January 10, 2014 at 13:41 by Mike Price
This month new figures published by Amazon, revealed that its Prime service has become more popular ...
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Female shoppers use online shopping to make money go further
Thursday, January 9, 2014 at 12:14 by Simon Crisp
A new report form supermarket giant, Asda, has revealed that women are harnessing safe shopping ...
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Growth of online shopping makes supermarket change tactics
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 10:55 by Mike Price
A number of major British supermarket chains are having to change the way they operate, to keep up ...
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Online shopping fuels popularity of colourful clothes
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 10:28 by Sarah Collinson
A new report has revealed that bright, vivid dresses and those with colourful prints are becoming ...
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House of Fraser records bumper e-commerce sales at Christmas
Monday, January 6, 2014 at 14:59 by Simon Crisp
House of Fraser is one of a small number of high street chains which not only enjoyed significant ...
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John Lewis boasts impressive online sales performance
Friday, January 3, 2014 at 21:35 by Graham Miller
The festive period was a great one for safe shopping online, with consumers getting great prices in ...
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Amazon makes m-commerce acquisition
Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 11:30 by Paul Tissington
Amazon could soon be butting heads with companies like PayPal, following its alleged acquisition of ...
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