ecommerce in news
RSS ecommerce in newsPizza Hut opens Facebook ordering
News The app integrates with Pizza Hut's existing ecommerce system, allowing users to "order pizza, pasta and wings" for delivery, and remembers users' favourites for the next time they order. Facebook users will now be able... [15 Oct 2008]
Adams rips and replaces supply chain tech
News Pound added the warehouse and merchandising systems will also provide a springboard for further growth in the retailer's online arm, supporting fulfilment for the Adams site and for the Boots ecommerce site the company... [16 Sep 2008]
Flight booking checks into mobiles
News Ron Berry, head of inward investment for the Isle of Man government said in a statement: "Ecommerce is providing a great boom for the Isle of Man and is key to its business development strategy. Justtheflight.co.uk, a... [23 Jul 2008]
Credit crunch turns techies to second jobs
News Sachdev said he has taken on "quite a few projects" over the past few months - including, most recently, an ecommerce web design project for myshoewheel.com - but says the rate and size of project work he gets via the... [22 Jul 2008]
Domino's online sales pass 20 per cent
News The company said ecommerce sales grew by 85.1 per cent to £25.3m, up from £13.7m during the same period in 2007. Fast food takeaway chain Domino's Pizza UK has broken the 20 per cent mark in online sales for the half... [21 Jul 2008]
figleaves.com revamps website
News The underlying ecommerce suite for the new version of the site is supplied by ATG and allows the retailer to analyse customer buying behaviour to tweak the shopping experience. Online lingerie and nightwear retailer... [16 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News The Communications Management Association's (CMA's) Next Generation Access report, issued on Thursday, claims companies' ecommerce operations will suffer unless broadband speeds are increased. The UK's business... [07 Jul 2008]
Mobile payments to hit $300bn by 2013
News Retailers should be evaluating the benefits of the mobile web, and be mindful of the success of regular ecommerce sites in generating sales. The annual gross transaction value of payments made via mobile phones to buy... [01 Jul 2008]
BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software
News NetSuite software provides a single system for a variety of purposes such as enterprise resource planning, CRM and ecommerce. BT is offering NetSuite's business management applications and will soon provide customer... [22 Apr 2008]
Google CIO to join digital music realm
News Traditionally, record labels have been slow to adopt technology and have completely missed the boat on ecommerce. Google CIO Douglas Merrill is leaving Google to become president of EMI's digital unit, according to sources. [03 Apr 2008]
Mothercare buggy about new financials software
News Alongside accounts, ecommerce, supply chain, sourcing and ranging facilities have also been consolidated to support the new group. Children's clothing and equipment retailer Mothercare has signed a contract with Coda to... [27 Mar 2008]
Warning over migrant tech skills shortage
News A report by consultancy the Centre for Economics and Business Research for recruitment company Harvey Nash into the impact of skilled migrant workers has predicted the IT, telecoms and transport sector will need an extra 19,000 skilled... [25 Mar 2008]
Oxford Hotels checks in revenue management system
News According to Oxford Hotels and Inns head of marketing and ecommerce, Boris Pontarollo, 40 per cent of its revenue comes from internet bookings. Oxford Hotels is to switch on a revenue management system for online... [19 Mar 2008]
Police forces lack e-crime expertise and resources
News With the growing importance of ecommerce for the British economy, it is crucial that there is help at hand from a special unit to enforce, protect and help prevent e-crime. Local police forces do not have the resources... [18 Mar 2008]
Gambling site brought to its knees by 'unstoppable' botnet
News Gala Coral ecommerce's gambling sites were taken down for almost 30 minutes by the next generation 10Gb distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, delegates at the e-crime congress in London were told this week. [06 Mar 2008]
