online shopping
Amazon says no to Phorm tracking
News Online shopping giant Amazon has declared that it will not allow its website to be monitored by the targeted-advertising company Phorm. Phorm monitors users' surfing in order to serve highly targeted... [15 Apr 2009]
E-tailers: Be choosy overseas
Comment First, bricks and mortar shopping is a large leisure activity, so malls are a draw as much for entertainment as for spending. Shopping is much more cash-driven than the West and credit card usage is low... [24 Mar 2009]
Online bank fraud doubles to £52.5m
News The spike in this type of fraud could in part be down to the increase in retailers accepting remote payments, as well as the increase in web shopping, according to Apacs. The cost of online banking fraud... [20 Mar 2009]
Photos: From wine tasting to choosing a mortgage
Photo EMC Conchango has also developed an online shopping application for Tesco using Windows 7 and touchscreen technology from HP. Accenture-Microsoft joint venture Avanade has developed several applications... [19 Mar 2009]
Earning Greater Share as an Integrated Multi-Channel Retailer
White Paper This increase will mean more consumers who expect brands to provide online and in-store shopping as a seamless, integrated experience. E-commerce volume is expected to rise more than 17% in 2008 and over... [18 Mar 2009]
Booze and knickers back on top in Brits' web shopping
News While sales growth is static on the high street, online shopping continues to expand - albeit at a muted pace. According to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Index, online sales in... [17 Mar 2009]
Bloxx Ensures Graypen Staff Are Productive Online
White Paper Staff at Graypen had full access to the Internet, but with the increasing popularity of social networking sites, chat rooms, online shopping and the growing risks related to inappropriate or dangerous... [10 Mar 2009]
State Auto Drives Growth and Expansion Into Web Channels With a Single Rating Engine
White Paper State Auto's Web portal, known as AgentSite, provides one-stop shopping for agents and customer service representatives. Through AgentSite, agents can obtain online quotes, as well as real-time billing... [03 Mar 2009]
37 million Brit shoppers doing it online by 2014
News Brits' love affair with online shopping is set to continue despite the economic gloom. The UK's ecommerce market is the largest and most mature in Europe, according to a new report by Forrester Research,... [02 Mar 2009]
Why advocacy matters to online retailers: Customer focus can mean greater loyalty and financial returns are in store
White Paper By turning more of your consumers into advocates, your business can achieve a better bottom-line, while satisfying customers with a more pleasurable online shopping experience. A recent IBM Institute for... [13 Feb 2009]
Play.com purchasing system boosted bumper Christmas
News A new purchasing platform helped online entertainment retailer Play.com to bumper sales this Christmas. Over the last year, retailing has seen a shift to online, especially over Christmas. With the... [27 Jan 2009]
Using Chrome's ADS Web Service, AutoRevo.com Creates Detailed, Accurate Vehicle Descriptions to Drive Online Traffic and Leads for Their Dealers
White Paper Offering VIN decoding, dealer website hosting, lead management tools, and inventory integration with any automotive shopping site, the system is designed to drive online traffic and increase vehicle leads. [21 Jan 2009]
UK spent £4.7bn online over Christmas
News Supporting research by Capgemini examining the habits of 2,000 shoppers showed that nearly half of consumers went to websites to research best prices, while a third did more than half of their Christmas shopping... [15 Jan 2009]
Web sales no match for worst December in 14 years
News The BRC has said the increase shows people are getting more confident about shopping on the web at Christmas, with the introduction of later last-order dates helping to convince them. Online sales went... [13 Jan 2009]
Play.com gets 1,000-order-a-minute Xmas
News The results buck the trend of muted growth over the busiest shopping days of the year among web retailers. Online entertainment retailer Play.com has revealed 24 per cent year-on-year growth in sales... [02 Jan 2009]