Asos woos independent designers in online fashion push
Asos is developing a new feature on its online fashion that it hopes will encourage smaller, independent designers to sell through its website.
Christmas
UK display ad market grows 34%: Facebook remains top dog
UK consumers were exposed to 221 billion display ads during the thirds quarter of this year, representing a 34% rise on the same period last year.
Best Buy launches online shop in UK
US electricals retail giant Best Buy has launched its UK transactional website, including customer recommendations from a partnership with Reevoo.
Research round-up: 2nd November 2010
This week’s top digital trends: Emails going missing | Xmas e-tail spend | Recession-proof jobs | PC rage | Online divorces | Customer service | Tablet sales | National Debt | US mobile data revenues
Online Xmas 2010: The retailers give their views
With UK shopper expected to spend £6.4bn in December, up from £5.5bn last year, how are retailers preparing for the busiest time of the year? Trade body IMRG and consultancy Capgemini caught up with some of the key players in the UK ecommerce industry for their thoughts…
Xmas coming early: Brits to spend £6.4bn online… but will spread the cost
Brits are predicted to spend £6.4 bn in December, up from £5.5 billion last year, but will be looking to spread the costs in times of economic uncertainty, according to a new study.
UK e-retailers under-prepared for Christmas traffic
Research from website monitoring and load testing specialist, Site Confidence, an NCC Group plc company, has found that e-retailers are under-prepared for the Christmas shopping rush, and could miss out on valuable sales.
Google Price index offers alternative measure of inflation
Google has launched a new ‘Price Index’ tool, which will be based on the cost of goods sold online and could use real-time search data to forecast official figures.
Top 10 tips for maximising online Xmas sales
As shoppers increasingly turn to the Internet to find the best Christmas gifts for friends and family, Conversion management firm Maxymiser offers its Ten Top Tips for boosting e-commerce sales for the upcoming festive season.
Digital marketing budgets predicted to boom in 2011
More than two thirds of marketers are expecting a rise in their online spending next year, according to new research.