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The Weekly Round-Up: 02.10.09
Round-Up Visits to traditional car boot sales have fallen by 65 per cent in the last three years, as more Brits have taken to using the internet to sell their tat and find their tat bargains. Over the years, the internet has been... [02 Oct 2009]
Expedia Grows Revenue While Customers Reap Bargains
White Paper The Bellevue, WA-based travel company is a pioneer in offering hotel, plane and car reservations online. By striving to better understand its customers' desires, Expedia is finding innovative ways to increase revenue. [19 Sep 2009]
Web sales fever hits as soon as the wrapping paper is off
News The rise in traffic this year was driven by consumers' hunt for post-Christmas bargains, with variants of 'Boxing Day sale' being one of the more popular search terms of the day and no frills supermarket Aldi seeing a 78... [02 Jan 2009]
Online buyers take Xmas shopping to the wire
News Shoppers will be holding onto their cash for even longer this year as they search for bargains, according to the head of price comparison site Kelkoo.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news... [03 Dec 2008]
Major Online Merchandiser Sees a Big Drop in Shopping Cart Abandonment Following Deployment of VeriSign Extended Validation SSL Certificates
White Paper Founded on the premise of offering high-quality brand-name merchandise, Salt Lake City, Utah-based overstock.com leverages the power of the Internet to offer consumers convenient access to enticing bargains. [08 Nov 2008]
Mobile shoppers hunt high street bargains
News In the wake of the credit crunch, consumers are using their mobile phones to seek cheaper prices and better value when out shopping on the high street. A third of shoppers have been using mobile internet to compare prices or look up... [18 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]
Legal Eye: Bogus brands face web crackdown
Comment Certainly, it is in consumers' own interests to have a healthy scepticism about spurious online bargains and to report any suspicious sellers. It signals a new intent to tighten online policing, says lawyer Simon Levine. [22 Jul 2008]
Online retail takes 20p of the shopper's pound
News Although online shopping growth actually fell in June (the first time it has done so since 2005), the report predicts the economic downturn will encourage more consumer spend to go online, as shoppers hunt for bargains. [18 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Quality by design
Comment Not for them the bargain clothes rail at the supermarket or the discontinued lines, or manager's bargains down at the local electronics store. We all know it when we see it and we can get irritated when it's absent. [09 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com... 'me hearties shun Vista… techies on the move?… bosses out of tune
Comment Businesses warned over consumer tech 'bargains' Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Pirates shun vista? Vista: Piracy rates half the level of... [06 Dec 2007]
Businesses warned over consumer tech 'bargains'
News Businesses have been warned they risk higher costs if they buy cheaper consumer PCs in favour of business class systems. Some businesses buy consumer class PCs and laptops for company use due to their lower initial cost but analyst... [03 Dec 2007]
Nasa hacker loses extradition fight
News Plea bargains are common in US law but less common, and more informally applied, in the UK. Gary McKinnon, the man accused of hacking into the computer systems of Nasa and other US governmental organisations, has lost... [03 Apr 2007]
Apple pricing 'blunder' caught on camera
News One posting on the community site, which shares information on price discrepancies and bargains alike, reads: "It seems a lot like a mis-price as it is still listed at £600+ on their main site, but it is worth a go just... [04 Jan 2006]
Workers nab Christmas bargains online at lunchtime
News Office workers are taking time out to do their Christmas shopping from their desks, with many using their lunch breaks to buy online. Online retail sites are reporting 42 per cent more activity and 32 per cent more purchasing visits on... [01 Dec 2005]
