Cyber Monday winners revealed: Amazon, eBay and Argos get 30% of all visits
Cyber Monday set a new online retail record this week, as UK consumers made 112 million visits to retail websites on Monday 3rd December, a 32% rise on 2011.
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Google and Amazon tax investigation – profits scrutinised
Public outcry in Britain as journalists uncover the scale of how Google and Amazon reduce taxes to boost overall profits. New funding being given to support the Google tax investigation which could impact other multinational online service providers…
Google buys parcel storage service to boost ecommerce tools
Google has snapped up BufferBox, a Canadian firm that operates a network of storage lockers where people can receive deliveries when they’re not home.
Google slashes cloud storage prices to undercut Amazon
Google has updated it cloud storage in Europe; dropping compute prices by 5% and storage prices by 20%.
Walmart claims ‘best ever day’ in online sales
Walmart has claimed that Thanksgiving day marked record sales for its website, with its revenues beginning to match Amazon.
115 million visits to online retail sites predicted for Cyber Monday
The third of December will be the busiest online shopping day pre-Christmas, with UK consumers forecast to spend 375 million hours shopping online in December 2012, according to new research.
Pinterest debuts tools for businesses- new channel for marketers
Pinterest has taken another step towards monetisation, offering brands a dedicated business profile on its social bookmarking site.
Amazon tests monthly fee for fast delivery service Prime
Amazon has introduced a monthly Amazon Prime subscription option that will see buyers receive goods within two days for $7.99 a month.
Christmas online shopping trends 2012: Mobile to account for 20% of £4.6bn sales
Online retailers are preparing for strong spending as the Christmas shopping peak approaches, with consumers forecast to spend £4.6bn online over the two weeks commencing 3rd and 10th December according to new research.
Guest comment: Direct .uk domain names – a new online home for British businesses?
Eleanor Bradley, Director of Operations for Nominet, the non-profit organisation responsible for managing the .uk domain space, explains a current proposal to launch direct.uk domains and how you can have your say on the future of the internet for British businesses