ecommerce
RSS ecommerceBrits go mad for online shopping
News Ecommerce spending across the whole of Europe has experienced a resurgence, with markets such as Spain, France and Italy all experiencing a doubling of sales. UK online spending continues to soar and shows no sign of slowing, according to the... [01 Jun 2004]
Silicon.com looks Behind the Headlines
News Ecommerce is an attitude of the mind, not just of technology," he said. With the introduction of Behind the Headlines (http://www.silicon.com/a32950 ), Silicon.com has added a new dimension to analysing the week's news. [27 Sep 1999]
Official: Mobile masts aren't bad for your health
News Ecommerce minister Stephen Timms said in a statement: "We are aware of public concerns and it is important to give the public the information they need. For the second year running, the UK's mobile phone masts have been given a clean bill of health. [19 Feb 2003]
Deloitte & Touche post big jump in fees income
News EMU, ecommerce and the Year 2000 have stimulated demand in this sector," he said. Deloitte & Touche - one of the big five accountancy firms - has announced a 27.3 per cent rise in its income from fees. [23 Oct 1998]
AboveNet raises the stakes for Web performance levels
News Ian Taylor, AboveNet UK chief operating officer, said: "The Internet Performance Challenge is about showing that the Internet doesn't have to be bad, but it's also a case of stimulating debate about the performance of the Internet in the UK - it's... [24 Sep 1999]
Carrier pigeons disenfranchised by internet and email
Comment This week, ecommerce minister Douglas Alexander unveiled how he plans to spend it. The Orissa state pigeon carrier service in India is cruelly sacking two-thirds of its winged workforce because of the increasing use of the internet and email. [12 Oct 2001]
Music lovers: Today is digital download day
News Stuart Rowe, ecommerce director at HMV, which is joining in with the venture, said: "It is only right that the industry takes all appropriate measures to protect its copyright and its artists' interests. [03 Oct 2002]
NatWest online bank hit by "technical problems"
News Outlining the company's strategy last month, Andy Ross, director of strategy, electronic commerce at NatWest, said: "NatWest's role is to make this [ecommerce] as simple as possible, bringing our scale and expertise to work for our customers. [13 Oct 1999]
Mobile auction saga reaches £22.5bn conclusion
News But speaking to Silicon.com, ecommerce and small business minister Patricia Hewitt claimed she was confident those costs would not be passed on to the consumer. After nearly seven weeks of aggressive bidding, the auction for third generation (3G... [28 Apr 2000]
MP slams Blair over botched broadband roll out
News According to Young, the government must be clearer about the details of its broadband strategy, and he has urged Stephen Timms, ecommerce minister, to disclose more information. Uncertainty surrounding the government's plans to broadband-enable the... [14 Jan 2003]
Fact: Heavy IT spend equals bigger profits
News Investing in a single area such as CRM, ecommerce, ERP, knowledge management or supply chain management did not generate significant benefits in terms of overall company performance, the research found. [09 Oct 2002]
E-tailers failing to fulfil customer expectations
News Steve Wind-Mozley, ecommerce manager at Marks and Spencer, claimed the e-tailing arm of his company has learned some of the rules of fulfilment over the last 12 months. A study published today by US research firm AMR found that pure e-tailers have... [14 Nov 2000]
Rural broadband receives Blair boost
News However, the DTI is now looking at the possibility of getting private sector companies to join with the public sector bodies in the initial unified contract, ecommerce minister Stephen Timms told silicon.com. [26 Jun 2002]
Powergen scandal: MPs to quiz DTI in the Commons
News Ecommerce minister, Patricia Hewitt, issued a statement on Thursday which said: "Data security is an important issue whether it be stored on paper or electronically. Government ministers will face tough questions about the Powergen scandal in the... [21 Jul 2000]
Trimble to sue Amazon UK for libel
News Hopefully this will make people liven up and think before they do things on the Internet," he said, "Ecommerce companies have to treat these things seriously. Northern Ireland First Minister, David Trimble, today announced that he is suing Amazon... [14 Jun 1999]
