online retail christmas
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News Well, there's no point having full shelves of carefully priced goods, stocked 'just in time', if you haven't spotted a need for higher levels of staffing, exacerbated by increased illness and absenteeism during winter, which will impact... [08 Jun 2009]
Torex tech treats Thorntons to quicker sales
Case Study The £800,000-plus contract deal was signed in June last year and the bulk of the installation was completed by the end of October 2008, with the last handful of stores getting the kit after Christmas. [06 Apr 2009]
Booze and knickers back on top in Brits' web shopping
News Capgemini head of consulting for retail Mike Petevinos said in a statement: "These results show that the strong post-Christmas sales push and a toughening retail market have indeed led... [17 Mar 2009]
The Hut buys its Zavvi savvy
News Zavvi went into administration over Christmas last year, following the collapse of Woolworths' entertainment products distributor Entertainment UK the previous month. The Hut will be on the market for other... [03 Mar 2009]
Credit crunch no match for January sales
News According to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index for January, post-Christmas online sales lifted this year, with a rise of 19 per cent year-on-year. However, not all... [17 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... [27 Jan 2009]
Free delivery helps ASOS to bumper Christmas
News It was a very merry Christmas this year for online clothing retailer ASOS. In a trading statement, ASOS chief executive Nick Robertson said Christmas sales, visitor conversion rates and... [19 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 UK's most popular online retailer during the Christmas quarter was Amazon, which had an average of 15.6 million unique visitors per month in Q4 - an 18 per cent increase on 2007. The BRC has said the... [13 Jan 2009]
Web sales fever hits as soon as the wrapping paper is off
News Boxing day was the busiest day in terms of traffic for online retailers over Christmas as shoppers saved the little money they had for the sales.silicon.com Retail & Leisure The rise in... [02 Jan 2009]
Play.com gets 1,000-order-a-minute Xmas
News Online entertainment retailer Play.com has revealed 24 per cent year-on-year growth in sales over the Christmas holiday 2008.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Pundits have made conservative... [02 Jan 2009]
Bricks and clicks beat web-only retailers
News Bricks and clicks retailers appear to have had the upper hand over pure-play internet stores in terms of web traffic this Christmas.silicon.com Retail & Leisure According to research by credit checking... [02 Jan 2009]
Pure-play e-tailers help consumers get happy online
News According to e-retail group IMRG, Christmas is a crucial time for online retailers, which should be making sales even on the bank holidays when their high street rivals are shut. The... [22 Dec 2008]
Online buyers take Xmas shopping to the wire
News Activity on the price comparison site has increased month-on-month by 30 per cent, indicating consumers are looking for low prices as Christmas approaches. Early last month, researchers from the Capgemini... [03 Dec 2008]
Web Xmas shopping heads for 10 per cent boost
News According to Deloitte lead retail consulting partner Ian Geddes, research based on the responses of 1,000 shoppers shows online consumers planning to spend an average of £773 this... [01 Dec 2008]
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