Spam texters fined £250,000 by UK regulator
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is set to issue two monetary penalties totalling well over £250,000 to two illegal marketers who have been responsible for distributing millions of spam texts.
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Amazon hiring 10,000 extra staff for Christmas rush
Amazon is it is in the process of hiring 10,000 additional staff at its UK packing centres, as the online retailer expects record business this Christmas.
Most UK 5-year olds now going online regularly
More than four fifths of British five-year-olds now own or use an internet device, according to new research.
Half of shoppers ‘no longer try on clothes in-store’
Queues for tiny fitting rooms in stores are driving customers online, but a lack of sizing information on the web is resulting in high volumes of returns, according to new research.
Online retailers ‘losing millions from abandoned baskets’
UK online retailers could be losing millions of pounds worth of sales from customers who click away from a full basket and abandon their purchases, according to new research.
Domino's online sales outstrip phone orders for first time
Online orders for pizzas beat phone purchases at Domino’s for the first time this month, as more than half of deliveries were bought via its website or apps.
Domino’s online sales outstrip phone orders for first time
Online orders for pizzas beat phone purchases at Domino’s for the first time this month, as more than half of deliveries were bought via its website or apps.
Barnes and Noble brings Nook tablet to UK
Barnes & Noble plans to launch new Nook tablets alongside its e-readers in the UK later this year, as the book retailer looks to take on the likes of Apple, Amazon and Google in the growing market.
IGN ramps up ad targeting on AskMen website
IGN Entertainment UK has appointed targeting platform nugg.ad as the publisher looks to offer more targeting abilities to advertisers on its AskMen publication.
Yahoo sheds half of Alibaba stake for $7.6bn
Yahoo has sold back half of its stake in Chinese internet giant Alibaba for $7.6bn (£4.7bn), in a move that has fuelled speculation that the firm could use the cash to bid for a hot web property, such as Pinterest or Foursquare.