Android overtakes iPhone sales at Tesco
Android device sales have overtaken the iPhone for the first time ever at Tesco Mobile, as Google’s mobile operating system grows in popularity in the UK.
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Twitter valuation frenzy: Bubbles and bursting
$7.7bn is a very large number for a very small amount of characters, but do the maths and that’s what the world’s favourite microblogging engine should be worth going by the auction of shares on the secondary market. Has its value really doubled since the pre-Christmas funding round at $34.50 a share?
Half of Brits ‘prefer traditional books to e-books’
Nearly half of Brits (49%) say they would rather read and own actual books, showing a promising future for the printed book market, according to new research.
January sales- how was it for you? Top e-tailers give their views
UK online retailers enjoyed a bumper month in January, with many pure player’ enjoying most of the spoils. In this article, a number of top industry figures give their views on how the UK online retail sector is doing.
Top 50 online retailers: Thomas Cook and First Choice lead travel boom
The UK online travel sector has enjoyed a strong few months, with Thomas Cook and First Choice leading the way, according to the latest ‘Hot Shops’ list from the IMRG and Hitwise.
Sony tests Foursquare scheme across Europe
Sony has teamed up with location based service to provide customers exclusive offers based on their mobile locations.
Guest comment: Marketing and technology- The true cost of ownership
Web site optimisation and personalisation is critical to online success in a ruthlessly competitive market. Yet the costs soon escalate and creativity may become stifled if the chosen strategy and platform rely too heavily on the technical skills of the in-house IT department, warns Mark Simpson, Founder and President of Maxymiser
Downloads account for bigger slice of Xmas shopping spend
Online Christmas shopping in Europe rapidly increased in 2010. In December the total order value rose by 38 percent, with downloaded products accounting for an increasing share of online shopping, according to new data.
Right to reply: What can Lush teach us about tackling site hackers?
Hackers recently struck the website of cosmetics firm Lush, leaving shoppers’ credit card details exposed to cyber thieves. Since then, many Lush customers have reported that their cards have been used fraudulently. Emily Gorton, staff writer for Choose.net,looks at the lessons learnt from the debacle.
Customer service remains crucial for retail websites
Exceptional customer service remains a key differential for top performing retail websites, as pure play ‘etailer’ Figleaves tops the overall league table with outstanding telephone and email customer contact, according to new research.