Sep 20, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Olympic fever had a detrimental effect on UK online sales in the UK, which fell 11% during August, according to new figures. The study, from IMRG Capgemini, found that year-on year sales were up, but August’s sales marked a steep decline on the previous month of July....
Sep 20, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
eBay has unveiled its new look logo, as the online marketplace looks to convey a sleek modern image awayfrom its manic auction-based origins. The primary-coloured logo has been scaled down from the manic lettering it displayed for almost two decades, and will now...
Sep 18, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Paid-for reviews, ‘likes’ and ratings is becoming commonplace on social media and review sites, and will account for 10%-15% of all the reviews by 2014, according to a new report by Gartner. The IT advisory firm predicts that increased media attention on fake social...
Sep 12, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
One of the world’s largest web hosts and internet domain registrars GoDaddy.com was down for several hours on Monday, affecting thousands of small businesses. A Twitter feed that claimed to be affiliated with the Anonymous hacker group said it was behind the...
Sep 5, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
UK supermarket giant Tesco has bought digital book platform provider Mobcast as it looks to strengthen its digital entertainment offer. Mobcast was founded in 2007 by CEO Tony Lynch and bestselling author Andy McNab, and has a catalogue of more than 130,000 titles,...
Sep 4, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Asda customers who shopped online last month have been overcharged for their groceries, with one claiming to have been charged nearly five times the correct amount, following a computer glitch. Asda – whose parent company Walmart is based in America – was hit by a...
Sep 3, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Amazon remained top of the UK online shops during August, followed by Apple and Argos, while the Olympics boosted visits to travel sites, according to new research. The findings, from the IMRG-Experian Hitwise Hot Shops List, indicate that London 2012 Tickets was the...
Sep 3, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Amazon is launching its Groupon rival, AmazonLocal, across Europe, as the online retail giant looks to cash-in on the growing daily deals market. Launched last summer in the US, AmazonLocal offers users time- and location-sensitive discounts on shopping, restaurants,...
Aug 30, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Everything Everywhere, which operates the T-Mobile and Orange brands in the UK, has signed an five-year partnership deal with MasterCard to develop and provide mobile payments services. The deal will see a co-branded service that lets users top up their account, then...
Aug 30, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Bic’s ‘For Her’ range of pens have become the latest target of mockery from Amazon reviewers. The pens feature pink and purple colours, small diamond etchings and “a thin barrel designed to fit a women’s hand,” according to the description on...
Aug 21, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Online sales jumped 17% year-on-year during July, representing the highest growth this year, according to new data. The findings, from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, attributed much of the growth to clothing and electrical sales during the month. In...
Aug 21, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
The Royal Mail is rolling out a new ‘neighbour delivery scheme’ across the UK, in a move that could prove a major boost to online shopping. Under the new scheme, post will be delivered post to a neighbour if no-one is at home. Delivery has always been the...
Aug 20, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
eBay has stirred up controversy by banning the sale of spells, potions and other supernatural paraphernalia via its online marketplace. eBay had previously banned the sale of ‘intangible’ items, but potions and other magical items had not yet fallen under the...
Aug 14, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Mobile shopping is on the rise in Europe, with a growing number of smartphone users making transactions via their device, according to new research. The study, from comScore, looked at mobile commerce usage across the five leading European markets (France, Germany,...
Aug 14, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Groupon has seen its shares fall this week after seeing its revenues fall short of forecasts, despite posting a sound quarterly profit. The online shopping deals giant posted a profit of $28.38 million on revenue that climbed 45 percent to $568.3 million in the...
Aug 13, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Over a third of men under 34 buy more clothes online than offline with 25% sourcing purchase inspiration from fashion blogs, according to new research. The study, from Rakuten LinkShare , found that young men are fuelling fashion purchases with nearly half of 18-24...
Aug 9, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Amazon UK was the most visible brown goods advertiser online whilst Apple remained the most visible website for brown goods-related searches, according to new research. The study, from digital marketing agency, Greenlight, assessed which brands, retailers and review...
Aug 7, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Apple is in talks to buy up Pinterest rival The Fancy, as it looks to bolster its social media tools and grow its ecommerce revenue. Similar to Pinterest, The Fancy acts as an online pinboard or scrapbook, letting users save pics related to their interests and post it...
Aug 7, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
eBay is testing a same-day delivery service dubbed eBay Now, as the online marketplace looks to rival Amazon. Available to selected users in San Francisco as part of a limited test, the eBay Now service allows users to receive goods from local retailers the same day...
Aug 6, 2012 | E-commerce and E-retailing
Another tipping point for data about the growth of ecommerce as UK subsidiary of Amazon announces it’s selling more Kindle titles than printed books. This announcement about Amazon ecommerce sales follows expectations that Amazon total sales will overtake Walmart by...
