Retail
House builder sets its sites on faster house hunting
House builder, Miller Homes, has been busy building more than just new homes recently – this week unveiling an all new website which provides greater online functionality enabling house hunters to get to the right property faster than ever before.
One.com boosts web space allocation by up to 200 per cent
Web hosting services provider, One.com is upping the web space available to its users by up to 200 per cent from today.
Groupon to change practices following OFT action
The OFT has accepted undertakings from 'daily deals' company MyCityDeal Ltd, which trades as Groupon, to change some of its trading practices following an OFT investigation.
Shoppers unaware of mobile payments systems
The majority of consumers would avoid paying for goods and services via their mobile phone if offered the technology, according to exclusive research from leading shopping website VoucherCodes.co.uk.
EU cookie law is bad for the web says 82% of digital marketers
82% of digital marketers think the EU cookie law is ‘bad’ for the web according a recent poll undertaken by Econsultancy, publisher of digital marketing and e-commerce best practice and insight.
Online sellers offered chance to settle tax bills
People trading on the internet who haven't paid all the tax they owe have been offered the opportunity to come forward and pay up under an HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) campaign.
The perfect manicure become the must-have pick me up
The winter blues are brought on by short days, miserable weather and a lack of cash leaving Britain down in the dumps.
Mobile commerce market set to accelerate
A new study by Juniper Research forecasts that NFC (Near Fields Communications) will facilitate transactions valued at $74bn by 2015 as NFC is increasingly used for the payment of goods in-store and as transport tickets; this is over treble the estimated value of this market in 2011.
UK spends £292 million on daily deals in just six months
In just six months (July-Dec 2011) UK consumers spent an incredible £292.5 million on daily deal websites, buying everything from mattresses to bikini waxes and saving an average of 56 per cent on their purchases, or £375 million.
Greater urgency needed on single market for online retail
The British Retail Consortium's (BRC's) Multichannel Retailing conference taking place today is a timely reminder to the Government to keep the pressure on Europe over the creation of a true single European online retail market.
Kia smashes the 1 million visits barrier
Kia has surpassed more than 1 million visits to kia.co.uk in February alone, a record breaking number since the website was re-launched in 2009.
Release of new iPad to boost sales of tablets online
Ahead of the hotly anticipated launch of Apple’s latest innovation, eBay.co.uk, the online marketplace, reveals that tablet and eReader sales increased fourfold (443%) last year, with over 61,000 devices sold in December 2011 alone.
Tesco clothing online first with virtual 3D fitting room
Tesco clothing is helping customers find the perfect size and fit when they shop for clothes on line with the innovative F&F virtual fitting room service.
Lot 18 offers unmatched deals on rare and hard-to-find wines
An innovative new website has been launched that will change the way we buy wine. For the first time in the UK, Lot 18 brings the vineyard experience direct to people via a private sales model, by offering access to unmatched deals on rare and hard-to-find wines.
M&S Outlet launched on Amazon Webstore platform
The new Marks & Spencer online outlet store, M&S Outlet, launched last week on Amazon Webstore, Amazon's stand-alone eCommerce platform.