high street retail
Web Xmas shopping heads for 10 per cent boost
News According to Deloitte lead retail consulting partner Ian Geddes, research based on the responses of 1,000 shoppers shows online consumers planning to spend an average of £773 this Christmas compared to £665 on the... [01 Dec 2008]
Sainsburys fills trolley with £500m web shopping
News Supermarket Sainsburys has had a good half-year on the high street and on the web.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your... [12 Nov 2008]
Britain's £28m Xmas shopping lunchtime
News While high street shoppers are looking to trim back their Christmas shopping, retailers will at least get some cheer from a moderate rise in web spending as Britons flock online to spend millions in... [12 Nov 2008]
Majestic Wine Warehouse toasts web shopping
News Wine retailer Majestic Wine Warehouse has revealed its online sales volumes jumped during the 26 weeks ended 29 September, despite a tough time on the high street.silicon.com Retail &... [11 Nov 2008]
No pink slips in Bangalore - yet
Comment Most of their customers are young workers from the outsourcing industry, many of them coding and working on projects for the biggest Wall Street and global financial institutions, including the recently wrecked. [28 Oct 2008]
Has tech got the power to punch through the crunch?
News With Wall Street teetering and venture capital investment in high tech at its lowest point in more than a decade, few in the technology industry doubt there are scary days ahead. At the other end of the... [21 Oct 2008]
Shoppers ready to slash web spending
News The consumer slowdown on the high street is beginning to bleed into online retail as shoppers' confidence in their spending power takes a hit from the credit crunch.silicon.com... [15 Oct 2008]
Specsavers takes IT service model to pastures new
News High street optician chain Specsavers has extended a service agreement with Fujitsu Siemens Computer Services (FSC) to support its expansion overseas.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the... [15 Oct 2008]
Zavvi says it's time to get net-savvy
News High street entertainment retailer Zavvi has set its sights on growing its internet business to 10 per cent of total sales by 2011.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest... [09 Oct 2008]
Photos: IBM's store of the future
Photo Research from the company has underlined the trend for shoppers to use online and high-street channels together to make a purchase. The site developed at Hursley is optimised for internet purchases to be... [08 Oct 2008]
Online retail hasn't killed the high street
News Despite the rise and rise of online shopping, high street retail in the UK and US is far from dead.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail... [02 Oct 2008]
Belt-tightening causes online-shopping growth to stumble
News In a sign that credit crunch paranoia may be beginning to bite, the month-on-month figures for internet shopping showed web sales dipping 9.8 per cent, prompting the question of whether the channel is finally feeling the slump that has... [19 Sep 2008]
Online shopping reaches £4.8bn
News According to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index the amount spent online rose, despite a shrink in disposable income, to the equivalent of £79 for every person in the UK and continued to outstrip... [20 Aug 2008]
Online sales top high street by 2026
News Comparison site uSwitch has predicted that online shopping will account for more than half of all consumer sales by 2026, amassing more than the high-street, mail order and telephone revenues put together. [12 Aug 2008]
UK at risk from repeat of US hack attack?
News Andrew Moloney, security expert at RSA Security, said: "All the focus has been on the 'level one' merchants - the high street and multi-national retailers - and making sure they are compliant with PCI DSS. [06 Aug 2008]
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