ecommerce christmas
Toy retailer entertains web upgrade
News Bewley explained: "Up to 60 per cent of our sales for the year come in the six weeks running up to Christmas, so we needed something that could scale to that sort of demand. Independent toy retailer The Entertainer has completed a website refresh... [30 Jan 2008]
Retail in a rut: IT to the rescue?
Comment As the Christmas sales figures proved, retailers looking for any significant growth this year will have to look online. With high street sales struggling to keep pace with inflation and online trade increasing by 54 per cent from 2006 to 2007... [25 Jan 2008]
DSGi Xmas online sales grow by a third
News A spokeswoman for the company could not confirm whether buying preferences were the same across in-store and online customers but she said in-store sales experienced a lift after Christmas Day, whereas online sales were consistently strong before... [03 Jan 2008]
Xmas shoppers making merry in cyberspace
News So much for speakers blaring out decades' old Christmas hits and shop windows groaning under truck-loads of fake snow, cyberspace is fast replacing the high street as the place of choice to net Xmas gifts. [17 Dec 2007]
E-tailers beware: OFT web sweep is imminent
Comment But there are still many who impose other conditions that are not compliant - in particular in relation to the return of goods, which is a significant operational pressure around Christmas. Despite estimates that £14bn will be spent by consumers... [14 Dec 2007]
How Topshop.com survives the Kate Moss effect
News Parent company Arcadia Group's IT director Andrew Clarke told silicon.com he expects traffic on the company's site to spike again as shoppers gear up for Christmas. Clarke estimates £13.8bn will be spent by the UK's 27 million online shoppers over... [22 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.05.07
Round-Up If, like the Round-Up, you always used to get a copy of the Guinness Book of Records from your uncle and auntie at Christmas time you will have a preternatural interest in world records - particularly the setting of new ones. [25 May 2007]
Domino's satisfies hunger for 'e-pizzas'
News Kimberlin said that just before Christmas the website needed an urgent upgrade to cope with a surge in the number of people ordering online - and Affiniti pulled out all the stops to make this happen within two weeks. [09 Mar 2007]
Leader: E-tailers can get it right this Xmas
Leader What are the chances this will be the Christmas when the e-tailers finally get it right? Every year we hear from readers who tell us they placed orders well before the final date for guaranteed delivery and yet presents didn't arrive until the... [27 Nov 2006]
Re:Viewing 2005: The year in mobile and wireless
News Christmas isn't Christmas without Noddy Holder belting out Merry Christmas Everybody complete with the classic line: "Look to the future now, it's only just begun. Expect more ecommerce giants to join in 2006. [15 Dec 2005]
Merry e-Christmas on the way?
News Retailers could be heading for a very merry e-Christmas this year, as online shopping jumped more than 32 per cent year-over-year in the two days following the US Thanksgiving holiday. While ecommerce accounted for 7.7 per cent of all transactions... [29 Nov 2005]
5 years ago... Barnes & Noble aims to make bookshelves obsolete
News Like many in the ecommerce sector the company will be hoping for a bumper Christmas period to boost its end of year financials. Bookshelves may be far from obsolete, but many in the ecommerce industry may have their concerns that Barnes & Noble isn... [10 Dec 2004]
Ecommerce sites: 'Long live... the catalogue'?
News And with Christmas around the corner it is likely consumers will see a big push - both online and offline - by ecommerce sites looking to grow their share of the festive cash. Last Christmas Firebox.com sent out more than one million catalogues... [23 Nov 2004]
5 years ago... Marks & Spencer takes IT off the board
News This point was emphasised when the company announced plans for an ecommerce operation in time for Christmas 1999 while Sacher's seat was still warm. 01.03.99: The IT community has rounded on Marks & Spencer for banishing the top IT job in the... [01 Mar 2004]
5 years ago... UK urged to follow US ecommerce lead
News After a poor year for retail sales it is notable that e-tail continued to grow this Christmas. No one can deny the US led the way in mass market ecommerce five years ago. However, most nations with significant internet penetration can now boast a... [07 Jan 2004]
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