Retail
Twenga unveils the latest version of its website
Twenga, the open shopping platform with the biggest choice online, today unveils the latest version of its website, offering shoppers a visual, sensory and instinctive shopping experience.
BMW makes buying easier with new eBay store
BMW will start selling parts and accessories direct to owners for the first time, thanks to a new partnership with eBay, the leading online retailer. ‘BMW Direct’, now live on eBay.co.uk, will satisfy the growing demand from motor enthusiasts for purchasing original parts online.
Lifestyle Europe to begin selling new cars online
Multi award-winning dealer group Lifestyle Europe is taking a lead in the online revolution currently sweeping the UK motor trade, by commencing sales of new cars via its website (lifestylefordonline.co.uk).
Cashback site provides £1 billion boost to retail industry
After six years, Quidco, the UK’s biggest and most established cashback site, today celebrates its £1 billion impact on the retail industry.
Love2shop vouchers voted best present for William and Kate
HighStreetVouchers.com surveyed 240 people on which gift vouchers or cards they would have given Prince William and Kate as a wedding gift had they been invited to the Royal Wedding.
Mobile shopping searches treble
In the first quarter of 2011, total retail search volumes grew by 29% compared with the same quarter a year earlier, according to the BRC-Google Online Retail Sales Monitor.
Jeep launches new website
A new website, celebrating Jeep’s 70th Anniversary and coinciding with the launch of the newly redesigned Jeep Compass compact SUV, has just been launched (15 April) by the legendary marque’s UK operation.
Twenga announces social shopping feature
Twenga, the new-generation shopping search engine, has this week launched its ‘social shopping’ feature to bridge the gap between social networks and products available online for purchase.
Almost half a million bids online with BCA in quarter one 2011
BCA has released details of sales volumes for its Live Online sales channel for the first Quarter of 2011, reinforcing the growing popularity of this crucial remarketing tool. Having already surged past 100,000 units sold online in the UK in 2010, the appeal of trading online has continued in the first three months of 2011.
Summer luggage: Brits go pink to match the suntan
Twenga, the most comprehensive shopping search engine, details the trends appearing as summer approaches. It seems Brits are already preparing to take off, or drive off to the sun as searches for cabin luggage are up by 106%*, handbags up by 91%* and luggage sets up by 41%*.
Bikini bodies: British women let battle begin
Twenga, the most comprehensive shopping search engine, reveals that fitness equipment, tanning articles and slimming products are gaining popularity as British women are getting ready to brave their summer bikinis.
Start selling first, register later, on Exchange and Mart
ExchangeandMart.co.uk is welcoming newcomers to the online marketplace by making selling on the site even easier. Removing the need to register before uploading an ad on the site, Exchange and Mart is helping first-time sellers start advertising without delay.
Motorists search online but still won’t buy online, says Manheim
Motorists lack the confidence to buy a car online, research by Manheim Auctions has revealed. Despite spending an average of 18 hours online researching a car before they make a purchase, taking the plunge and buying online is still a step too far.
Tesco launches Tesco Cars
Tesco has announced the launch of Tesco Cars, a brand new online service giving customers direct access to thousands of great value, well maintained, independently checked used cars, without the hassle, stress or sales pressure typically associated with the industry.
Expedia launches new rewards program
Expedia.com, the online travel agency, today unveiled the Expedia Rewards program, a first-of-its-kind program created for loyal Expedia customers.