xmas
Virus alerts: Malware in waiting for post-xmas chaos
News Here's a nice Christmas screensaver instead :)," and the message carries an attachment called xmas.scr. Antivirus experts are warning of a destructive, Christmas-themed email worm and another virus which spreads via MSN Messenger, the popular... [02 Jan 2004]
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]
CIO Jury: BlackBerrys interrupt IT bosses' Xmas dinner
News John Hemingway, CIO at Sheffield Hallam University, said: "We are a multi-cultural institution and have a number of students who wish to access our learning environment on Xmas day. Two-thirds of IT bosses admit they'll be interrupting the turkey... [06 Dec 2005]
CIO Essentials: Xmas gadgets, mobile ban and green IT
News Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories from the past seven days and explains why they matter. [11 Dec 2007]
Online shoppers think plastic is fantastic for Xmas
News The most marked change is in the UK, where only 19 per cent of consumers expect to spend more overall for Xmas this year. European online shoppers will prefer to use credit cards rather than debit cards or PayPal when buying their Christmas... [14 Nov 2007]
Xmas e-tail advances
Comment We expect to hear from even more readers next year who managed to do all their Christmas shopping online and all sorts of online outlets - from anythingleft-handed.co.uk to amplebosom.com ("for larger ladies") - who have reaped the benefits. [06 Jan 2003]
UK to lead Xmas online shopping spree
News The UK will be Europe's biggest market for online shopping in the run up to Christmas with 27 million shoppers expected to generate €20bn in sales. The total European revenue from online shopping is expected to hit €51bn during the period from 1... [24 Oct 2007]
Online shoppers get savvy in run-up to Xmas
News The vast majority (86 per cent) of online consumers suffer some sort of difficulty in making their purchase. A survey of more than 2,000 UK consumers, aged 16 or older, showed 37 per cent of those who experience problems with an online transaction... [05 Nov 2007]
Leader: Missing Xmas parcels highlight online fulfilment dangers
Leader It can't be denied that the holiday period has been a bumper haul for internet retailing. One early poll put increases in customers at 27 per cent and increases in revenues at 46 per cent compared to the same period in 2006. [02 Jan 2008]
E-tailers set for merry Xmas - thanks to techies
News Christmas is coming - and the only thing that's looking like getting fat are e-tailers' bank balances. The predictions from various analyst houses is that this Christmas consumers will be spending more than last year - with Britons forging ahead of... [25 Nov 2003]
Leader: E-tailers can get it right this Xmas
Leader What are the chances this will be the Christmas when the e-tailers finally get it right? Every year we hear from readers who tell us they placed orders well before the final date for guaranteed delivery and yet presents didn't arrive until the... [27 Nov 2006]
Tesco nears £200m online Xmas sales
News Leading UK grocer Tesco grew sales at its online businesses Tesco.com and Tesco Direct by 24 per cent over the six Christmas-shopping weeks up to 5 January 2008. The retailer said revenues from this channel reached £190m with more than two million... [15 Jan 2008]
Debenhams almost doubles Xmas online sales
News Department-store chain Debenhams said its online business grew by 85 per cent in terms of sales and 57 per cent in terms of visitor numbers in the four weeks to 5 January.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight... [16 Jan 2008]
Chinwag Live: Xmas Futures, Crystal Balls
White Paper The future shape of digital marketing, advertising, user experience, planning and digital agencies in 2012 was explored in this panel debate on 5th December 2007. Bringing together leading experts and practitioners from Agency.com, CIMEX, Agenda 21... [08 Apr 2008]
Xmas e-tail - the good and bad news
Comment When it comes to online Christmas shopping, we keep on hearing two things. First of all, this year will be bigger than last. UK spending will top £1.7bn in the next month or so, according to Mori, and although they didn't put it this way, that's no... [26 Nov 2002]
