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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 The day saw volumes reaching 1,000 orders per minute, up from a... [02 Jan 2009]
Bah humbug! No let up for IT bosses over Xmas
News Christmas may be a time of peace on earth but CIOs are unlikely to be so relaxed this festive season, with many saying they'll still be on call over the holidays. Who gets called on Christmas Day - if... [19 Dec 2008]
Photos: Xmas presents for the techie who has everything
Photo Still struggling to think of how to reward your hard-working tech team this festive season or just looking for a Christmas present for yourself? The device isn't out 'til early next year but with a mobile this desirable,... [04 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. Shoppers will be holding onto their cash for even longer this... [03 Dec 2008]
Photos: Top 10 Xmas presents for the tech team
Photo Star Wars is a perennial Christmas film favourite so a real life (almost) light sabre would be appropriate. With the festive season looming, here are silicon.com's pick of the presents you might want to consider to keep... [01 Dec 2008]
Web Xmas shopping heads for 10 per cent boost
News As the festive period approaches, pundits are lining up to forecast how much money will be spent online buying gifts and making other festive purchases in preparation for Christmas. The latest is Deloitte that estimates... [01 Dec 2008]
Photos: Top 10 presents for a CIO this Christmas
Photo This gift not only showcases your tech savvy - as in 'I know what's going to be the must have tech gift this year' - but it's the obvious antidote to Xmas over-indulgence and sedentary office life of an CIO too. [28 Nov 2008]
Britain's £28m Xmas shopping lunchtime
News While high street shoppers are looking to trim back their Christmas shopping, retailers will at least get some cheer from a moderate rise in web spending as Britons flock online to spend millions in their... [12 Nov 2008]
Toy retailer entertains web upgrade
News Bewley explained: "Up to 60 per cent of our sales for the year come in the six weeks running up to Christmas, so we needed something that could scale to that sort of demand. Independent toy retailer The Entertainer has... [30 Jan 2008]
Retailers count the online Xmas coffers
News Retailers participating in the index found sales growth actually dipped in the run up to the festive holiday, but picked up from Christmas day. It's possible that people were holding money back and waiting to spend after... [17 Jan 2008]
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... [15 Jan 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits
News More than 3.5 million BBC programmes have been watched using the BBC's online on-demand iPlayer TV service during the fortnight after Christmas Day. The five most frequently viewed programmes were the... [15 Jan 2008]
2008: Crunch time for IT jobs?
News Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas Despite "all the talk of a Christmas slowdown", Packham said there hasn't been any slowdown in the retail sector, or elsewhere. The worldwide credit crunch could... [10 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Apple vs Vista, jail for mobile users and the broadband swindle…
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Peter Cochrane's Blog: Resolutions for 2008 ¦ The best of 2007 ¦ Leader: Missing Xmas parcels highlight online fulfilment... [03 Jan 2008]
DSGi Xmas online sales grow by a third
News A spokeswoman for the company could not confirm whether buying preferences were the same across in-store and online customers but she said in-store sales experienced a lift after Christmas Day, whereas online sales were... [03 Jan 2008]
