online shopping
Online shopping safer than many think
News If you're being put off doing your Christmas shopping online over security concerns then think again - because it's far more likely you'll be a victim of physical theft on the high street than suffer... [06 Nov 2006]
Shopping online sees first ever decline
News Market researcher comScore said online shopping declined four per cent during the first 23 days of November, compared with a comparable time period last year. Gian Fulgoni, comScore chairman, said in a... [26 Nov 2008]
Online shopping reaches £4.8bn
News Online shopping revenues in the UK rose, month-on-month, by 11 per cent to £4.8bn in July. Capgemini UK head of consulting for retail said: "Gloomy market conditions have not dampened consumers' appetite... [20 Aug 2008]
Online shopping still not bringing in the crowds
News Datamonitor looked at the shopping habits of consumers in the US and Europe and also gauged their attitudes towards the web and ecommerce. Agnostics represent nine per cent and do use the net, but not for... [28 Jun 2001]
Online shopping tops £10bn
News Tesco, Sainsbury's and Ocado have seen good growth but if you are a Morrisons it will be difficult to persuade your high-street customers to shop with you online if they are already shopping with the... [25 May 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Online shopping spree
Comment So rapid has been the growth in the last year that those offering online food shopping and home delivery in the UK have hit full capacity as demand exceeds supply. Well, shopping has... [16 Dec 2005]
Online shopping up by 75 per cent
News Online shopping jumped in January, with sales reaching a record high of £4.5bn in the UK over the month.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Anthoula Madden, head of Capgemini's UK consumer products and retail... [22 Feb 2008]
£3bn online festive shopping frenzy predicted
News Online retail shopping in the UK is still rapidly growing and once again is set to provide a bumper Christmas for the UK's e-retailers," he said in a statement. Christmas shoppers are set to break web... [28 Nov 2003]
Web poll reveals rise of online shopping
News He added that more and more customers are seeing the advantages of online shopping. The average amount spent on online shopping was £240 in the last six months or £40 a... [03 Jul 1998]
Law firm warns employers over online Xmas shopping
News Companies should take precautions to protect their businesses as a growing numbers of staff turn to the Web for their Christmas shopping, according to Nicholas Moore, head of employment at law firm Osborne Clarke. [08 Dec 1999]
NTL launches UK online shopping service
News The company claims it will be the first to offer shopping, banking and booking services in a single package. It's plans for a shopping channel developed by BSkyB won't go live until next year. Cable... [07 Oct 1998]
Asda weighs in to online shopping war
News An Asda spokeswoman said 157 out of the total 310 stores will offer online shopping by October next year, compared with just 91 at present, giving Asda a similar level of geographic coverage to... [06 Nov 2006]
Belt-tightening causes online-shopping growth to stumble
News In a sign that credit crunch paranoia may be beginning to bite, the month-on-month figures for internet shopping showed web sales dipping 9.8 per cent, prompting the question of whether the channel is finally feeling the... [19 Sep 2008]
Half of UK surfers did online Xmas shopping
News In the UK, web users expect their online shopping will double this year. Shoppers in the UK and the US were happier doing it online this year and plan more of the same next year. In the... [23 Jan 2004]
Xmas online shopping frenzy begins in earnest
News Nielsen added that the holiday shopping season started the same week this year as last and despite fears about the economy is even stronger than in 2000. Online shoppers on both sides of the Atlantic... [16 Nov 2001]