Xmas shopping online: Free returns boost sales by letting users touch the products
Nearly half of all Brits (45%) find the inability to touch products online is the biggest barrier to shopping online for Christmas, according to new research.
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Top toy stores: WHSmith, Play.com and Toy Master lose out in the Christmas crush
The UK’s major toy retailers must upgrade their online offering if they are to beat competitors to the Christmas rush, according to the 2010 Toy Retail Report compiled by eCommerce display experts Brandbank.
Brits top Europe for online spending
UK shoppers buy more products online and spend more money than internet users in any other European country, according to new research.
US shoppers get clicking online after Thanksgiving turkey- research
The US holiday shopping season is starting earlier, with Thanksgiving now marking the start of the online shopping frenzy this festive season, according to new research.
Small firms ‘hit hardest by the big chill’
Temperatures expected to drop below -20 with severe weather warnings for the next two weeks issued by the Met Office. More and more companies are struggling to keep their offices open and it couldn’t come at a worse time as the UK economy gears up for Christmas.
‘White knuckle bargain hunters’ wait until Christmas Day to buy gifts
Around seven million people in the UK are waiting until Christmas Day to buy friends and family presents this year, according to new research.
UK’s top e-retailers ‘under-prepared for Mega Monday ‘
Poor preparation from UK e-retailers could result in lost sales on the UK’s biggest online shopping day, Mega Monday.
Complex payment hampers mobile shopping this Xmas
While 58 % of top online UK retailers are ‘mobile ready’, only 19 % of consumers plan to shop online this Christmas via their handsets, according to new research.
Christmas Gifts 2010: “No sextoys please, we’re British”
Two in five (42%) of British consumers would be disappointed with a sextoy as their gift, and 38% would not like a scented candle, according to a new survey.
Cyber Monday: Will IT Grinches threaten Christmas bonanza?
Today is Cyber Monday, the biggest shopping day of the year and UK shoppers are set to spend more than £250 each online, giving etailers their best Christmas haul to date. Despite this, OpTier, a leader in business transaction management, is warning retailers not to count their Turkeys too soon.