Tag Archives: online shopping

eCommerce Spelling Mistakes Cost Millions

Posted 14 July 2011 | By | Categories: Day to Day | No Comments

A recent report has confirmed exactly what we have known for a while now – spelling mistakes on eCommerce websites can be hugely costly. Figures from the office for national statistics published last month showed that the UK internet economy is thriving, with sales averaging £527million per month, however it is thought that this could [...]

The Growing ‘Virtual High Street’

Posted 10 March 2011 | By | Categories: eCommerce | No Comments

Industry figures have suggested that, as expected, more and more people are turning to card payments and online purchasing rather than the traditional ‘cash in the shop’ method. In 2010, the £288bn spent using debit card purchases (a 9.4% increase) actually outstripped cash payments which totalled £266bn. Internet shopping – particularly through the heavy shopping [...]

Online Sales increase by a 1/5th in January

Posted 24 February 2011 | By | Categories: eCommerce | No Comments

According to recent statistics published by IMRG Capgemini, online sales rose by 21 percent which equates to an average spend of roughly £83 per person. In comparison to the same period during 2010 the increase was an impressive 31 percent which was possibly fuelled by the January sales and much awaited VAT rise. Those booking [...]

Britain’s Internet Relationship

Posted 23 February 2011 | By | Categories: Day to Day | No Comments

A recent ‘Innovation Index Project’ to find British peoples favourite and least favourite innovations of the last 10 years has brought up some interesting results – alongside the predictable. Every day pains such as the congestion charge and automated call centres are obvious inclusions on the 10 most hated innovations list, however, there are some [...]

The Internet, Friend AND Foe?

Posted 18 February 2011 | By | Categories: Day to Day | No Comments

Whether your business is offline, online or both, the internet is always something to be thinking about. Its such a large part of life these days, you’re pretty much guaranteed that some of your customers will use it on a regular basis for either work, or recreational purposes. A lot of people use the internet [...]