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Knickers dropping as recession hits web retail
News Web sales of smalls decreased by 26 per cent between April 2008 and April 2009 as cash-strapped Brits cut back on buying new knickers online, the research found. While electricals and beer, wine and spirits sales have... [09 Jun 2009]
Cash-strapped Brits rein in web shopping
News Cash-strapped Brits are cutting back on online shopping and switching to budget bricks-and-mortar alternatives, according to new research. The UK e-Retail report by retail analysts... [03 Jun 2009]
Booze and knickers back on top in Brits' web shopping
News According to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Index, online sales in February grew by 13 per cent year-on-year. However, sales in most other categories - including apparel, electricals and health and beauty - fell... [17 Mar 2009]
Credit crunch no match for January sales
News The economic outlook may be grim but Brits haven't lost their thirst for the New Year sales. According to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index for January, post-Christmas online sales lifted this... [17 Feb 2009]
Minority Report: What's in store for the iPhone?
Comment More on the iPhone ¦ Apple iPhone 'ready for business' ¦ Doctor iPhone will see you now… ¦ Video: Apple iPhone is a serious business at last ¦ iPhone making business users smile ¦ iPhone on the Edge 'disappoints' Apple co... [23 May 2008]
iPhone out of stock after £100 price cut
News More on the iPhone Apple iPhone 'ready for business' Doctor iPhone will see you now… Video: Apple iPhone is a serious business at last iPhone making business users smile iPhone on the Edge 'disappoints... [02 May 2008]
iPhone too pricey for Brits?
News The success of the UK's mobile market has been driven by subsidised handsets, said GfK NOP, which means the high retail price of the iPhone sets it apart from other offerings. The cost of an iPhone is proving to be a... [26 Nov 2007]
O2 recruits an iPhone army
News The lure of Apple's iPhone may be driving UK consumers into a frenzy of anticipation ahead of Friday's launch but they're not the only Brits looking forward to its arrival on these shores. The other 727 new recruits will... [07 Nov 2007]
No cheap alcohol to be sold online
News The shock decision means 'booze cruises' - where Brits make special trips across the Channel to stock up on cheap drink and ciggies in France - will live on. The European Court of Justice said in a statement: "Products... [23 Nov 2006]
Brits go incommunicado to dodge roaming rip-off
News EC information commissioner Viviane Reding has been leading the campaign to cut roaming prices across the continent, calling for a reduction in retail prices. The high cost of roaming is putting Europeans off using their... [07 Nov 2006]
Leader: Can we trust the public?
Leader So far this week we've heard that even though most Brits don't understand what biometrics are, 76 per cent of people in the UK are now more in favour of them than a year ago. RFID, which is used largely in... [18 Oct 2006]
Tesco dominates net shopping with £2m loo rolls
News Though Tesco may have broken the billion barrier, the majority of Brits still prefer pushing a real rather than virtual trolley. Tesco has spread its dominance of UK retail into online shopping and now... [23 Aug 2006]
Half of Brits don't have all chip and PIN cards
News Carl Clump, CEO of Retail Decisions, which commissioned the survey, said: "It is remarkable that after six months so many people are still awaiting their replacement chip and PIN cards. Less than half of Britons have... [19 Jul 2005]
Brits go mad for online shopping
News For the first quarter of 2004, Brits spent more than double the amount compared to the comparable quarter in 2003. Travel and tourism remains in the vanguard of the retail boom - with sales across the... [01 Jun 2004]
3GSM Diary: "Greedy" content pricing, porn's handheld delights and the Brits are coming
Comment You could say no one knows the mobile retail market in Europe like this man and he was refreshingly frank. With one day to go in the biggest annual event in mobile the sun had already begun to set on Cannes - literally. [26 Feb 2004]
