Zara failing to secure brand on paid search listings ahead of online store launch
High street fashion brand Zara last week announced that it will be launching a UK online store in early September. Read more..
Determined bargain hunters actually spend more on their online shopping
'Cut throat' shoppers typically spent £823 more online over the last six months than those who usually pay full price Read more..
- 42.6 Percent of Brits are Shopping Online at Least Once a Week
- Online shopping growing despite recession, new home and fashion retail index shows
- Silver Surfers make up 53% of new UK internet users
- Online shopping reaches highest growth rate in two years
- UK E-tailers cite transaction costs as biggest frustration
Non-food suffers in sales growth slowdown
The BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor for July shows UK retail sales values rose just 0.5% on a like-for-like basis from July 2009, when sales had increased 1.8%. Read more..
Online search for Brown Goods drops 24% on May's level
The number of UK online searches for PCs and laptops, DVD players and recorders, MP3 players, cameras and camcorders, totalled 11.4 million in June, a 24% decrease on May's 14.9 million. Read more..
- Essence and e-inbusiness deliver new Ryman website
- House of Fraser launches new multi-channel initiatives
- Britons want retailers to make it easier for them to channel hop as they shop
- Retailers reveal need for channel diversification to capitalise on future sales opportunities
- UK consumers become more ‘online-shopping’ confident
Social Media challenges search for consumer influence
Online retailers should not rely on search to drive business, with the latest quarterly survey from IMRG and The British Population Survey showing that the use of social media has increased fourfold in the last two years. Read more..
Halfords.com goes mobile as smart phone access soars
Halfords.com is launching a mobile phone platform for customers using mobile devices. Read more..