2012: Shoppers to spend one in every £14 online
25 June 2009
With Britain still deep in recession, it looks like online retailers could put Britain back on track as recent figures show they are bucking the industry trend. According to research conducted for PayPal, online retailers are expected to post the only growth in UK retail by 2012.
Shipping costs drive away almost half of users
24 June 2009
The results of a new survey released by PayPal and conducted by comScore show that almost half (45%) of online shoppers abandoned their shopping carts multiple times in the past three weeks due to high shipping costs, security concerns and lack of convenience.
Online sales climb 14% in April
22 May 2009
Despite the current economic slowdown transactions over the Internet are rising. The latest IMRG Sales Index, shows that UK online shopping grew by 14 per cent in April compared to the same period last year.
Google tops US search market
9 April 2009
Hitwise has released an new report on the US search market. As expected, Google has the lions share of searches with 72.39%, Yahoo comes in a distant second with 16.36% and Microsoft with only 5.50%. Ask improved slightly month-to-month with 4.07% but remains down year-to-year.
Internet advertising jumps 19.2%
3 April 2009
According to a new report from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), the Internet was the only marketing medium to experience growth in the UK in 2008, with a 19.2% rise in market share as advertisers looked for more accountability and return on investment.
Cybersquatting increased in 2008
9 March 2009
Cybersquatting of many of the world's most popular brands increased in 2008, according to the latest report from MarkMonitor.
Amazon Q4 sales beat expectations
30 January 2009
For the fourth quarter of 2008, Amazon.com increased sales by 18% to $6.70 billion, compared with $5.67 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Click fraud reaches new high of 17.1%
29 January 2009
Click Forensics today released its latest figures on click fraud for the fourth quarter of 2008. Figures show that it has jumped to the highest point since 2006.
Yahoo! loses $303.4m (£215m) as sales decline
28 January 2009
The results come as Carol Bartz takes over from Jerry Yang as the firm's new CEO. Yang stepped down following his rejection of a $47.5bn takeover offer from Microsoft last year, which angered shareholders.
Facebook more popular than eBay in UK
27 January 2009
Perhaps a knock on effect of the recession, or a long term trend? A recent report from comScore for the first time puts Facebook over eBay in the UK.
Social media more popular than porn
26 January 2009
According to Hitwise, more Brits now visit social media sites such as Facebook than adult sites. The trend began last October.
Visitors to online UK retailers up 37%
14 January 2009
According to a new report published by Nielsen Online, visits to the top 10 online UK retailers grew on average by 37% year-on-year over the Christmas period.
Domino's Pizza online sales increase by 74%
9 January 2009
Domino’s Pizza has revealed online sales increased by a massive 74% in 2008 to £58 million, up from £32.2 million in the previous year.
Online shopping to increase in 2009
9 January 2009
The results of a new online shopping survey conducted by New Media Age were released today. The survey reveals consumer spending habits for 2009, and shows that cost conscious consumers plan to spend more online this year than last.
Online video viewing up 34%
6 January 2009
During November US Internet users watched a total of 12.7 billion online videos, an increase of 34% for the same period last year, according to comScore Video Metrix.
Internet more popular than newspapers
5 January 2009
2008 was a milestone in the world of media, in that more people in the US went online than read a newspaper.
Christmas day internet shopping to top £100m
23 December 2008
Brits are preparing to snap up a bargain on Christmas day. £20 per person is expected to be spent online this Christmas, according to the Interactive Media In Retail Group (IMRG).
Consumers like detailed product specs
23 December 2008
Most website owners know that consumers are more likely to buy their products when information is readily available on the website. A new study in the 'Journal of Consumer Research' confirms that online buyers select products with more technical specifications offered.
Argos and Debenhams drop prices by 50%
20 December 2008
Retailers Argos and Debenhams have become the latest companies to offer pre-Christmas discounts of up to 50% both in-store and online.
High street shops suffer as shoppers go online
20 December 2008
Bargain hunters and Christmas shoppers helped drive online retail sales last month. However, a drop in business on the high street suggests the trade on the internet is hitting stores that do not have an online presence.
Today is 'Mega Monday' for online sales
8 December 2008
Experts report that Monday, December 8 will be the busiest online trading day in the UK. More than 2,000,000 internet purchases are expected to take place today, with the hour between 1pm and 2pm the peak time for trading.
John Lewis online sales at record high
8 December 2008
Online sales at the department store giant Johnlewis.com broke a new record last week, growing by £500,000 more than the previous weekly sales record in the week to 15 December 2006.
Lycos Europe to close
4 December 2008
Lycos Europe is to close after it failed to find a suitable buyer. It now plans to break up its assets including its hosting, domain name and shopping service.
VAT cut fails to improve UK online sales
3 December 2008
IMRG the organisation that represents the UK e-retail industry records that Monday 1st December recorded the UK’s largest ever online shopping volumes. However, anticipations that the new drop in VAT would increase volumes failed to materialize, leaving sales and levels of traffic lower than expected.
Yahoo's top US search queries of 2008
2 December 2008
On Monday, Yahoo! released their top search terms for 2008. Britney Spears was the top search for 2008. WWE was second and Barack Obama was third.
Google increases US market share
26 November 2008
Google continues to be prevalent in the US search market, in October it accounted for 63.1% of all searches.
eBay Traffic Plummets
26 November 2008
Latest figures show that eBay's visitor numbers are 13.2% down in October compared to the previous year.
John Lewis online sales drop 8.8%
21 November 2008
For the first time since the website was established in 2001, John Lewis has seen a decline in it 's online sales. The online operation saw sales drop 8.8% last week compared to the same period last year.
UK online spend to hit £13bn over christmas
20 November 2008
Despite all the gloom and doom on the high street, the outlook for online sales looks encouraging. IMRG, which represents the e-retailing industry, is predicting turnover in the last quarter of 2008 to be 15% up on the same period last year.
UK consumers spend 40% more online than those in US
13 November 2008
Despite the ongoing credit crunch, online shopping is expected to increase this year, but there is a difference between the buying habits of US consumers compared to those in the UK.
Google closes Yahoo! deal
6 November 2008
Google has abandoned its plans to move forward with Yahoo! on its proposed search advertising deal.
Online US retailers expect 15% growth over holidays
6 November 2008
The holiday season may be a diificult time for traditional high street retailers but more than half (56.1%) of US online retailers expect to increase sales at least fifteen percent over last year according to a study conducted by Shopzilla for Shop.org.
