ecommerce xmas
Toy retailer entertains web upgrade
News Independent toy retailer The Entertainer has completed a website refresh and contracted ecommerce specialist Escalate Retail to provide a software suite for the back-end. The implementation cost just over £400,000, including overall hosting... [30 Jan 2008]
DSGi Xmas online sales grow by a third
News Sales at DSGi's ecommerce arm grew by 31 per cent in the 11 weeks to 29 December year-on-year, while in-store sales fell by one per cent. However, the growth in ecommerce sales will not be nearly enough to offset in-store decline, according to... [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]
Online shoppers get savvy in run-up to Xmas
News Tealeaf CEO, Rebecca Ward, said after a decade of ecommerce, UK consumers have very high expectations of their online experiences, yet many companies doing business online are still failing to deliver an acceptable level of service to internet... [05 Nov 2007]
Leader: E-tailers can get it right this Xmas
Leader That simply isn't good enough.silicon.com is a strong and vocal supporter of ecommerce but we want to see it done right. What are the chances this will be the Christmas when the e-tailers finally get it right? [27 Nov 2006]
Xmas e-tail - the good and bad news
Comment No, the underlying message remains one of the inevitable growth of ecommerce and some people's ongoing fears. When it comes to online Christmas shopping, we keep on hearing two things. First of all, this year will be bigger than last. [26 Nov 2002]
US women out on e-spree over Xmas
News The average US online shopper also spent more than ever before, indicating that ecommerce has lost its reputation for disappointing buyers. The latest holiday shopping spree has seen more US women buying online than men for the first time. [02 Jan 2002]
Xmas online shopping frenzy begins in earnest
News Neil Cook, UK MD for CyberSource, said: "There's every indication that this is going to be a bumper year for ecommerce - we're seeing exactly all the same trends as last year. Cook added the continued growth of ecommerce was bringing with it an... [16 Nov 2001]
The best of 'Reader Comments': Letsbuyit.gone?
Comment This is the company that delivered Xmas trees in January and spent a fortune buying up all possible domain names like letsbuyshit.com, letsbuyitsucks.com, so no-one could complain about their dismal performance. [11 Jan 2001]
'Clicks and mortars' lick wounds after Xmas thrashing
News He told silicon.com: "Traditional retailers don't have the experience of running online stores but dot-coms live and breathe ecommerce. They claim their failure to put a dent in the lead taken by dot-coms is largely attributable to the need to... [08 Jan 2001]
Law firm warns employers over online Xmas shopping
News Osborne Clarke ecommerce lawyer, Ashley Winton, added that there are four key factors employers should make employees aware of before ordering goods online: Companies should take precautions to protect their businesses as a growing numbers of staff... [08 Dec 1999]
