Blockbuster goes into administration: 4,190 jobs in doubt
Rental chain Blockbuster has become the latest UK high street store to go into administration, amid growing pressure from online rivals such as LoveFilm and Netflix.
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Google forced to change search results in Europe?
Google could be forced to alter its search results in Europe, after accusations that it is favouring its own services over rivals, according to a new report.
Morrisons plans food website after disappointing Xmas sales
Supermarket Morrisons is planning an online food as part of a “modernising” drive to recover from poor Christmas sales.
Right to reply: Online now vital for retail sales growth
Figures from the British Retail Consortium have highlighted a boom in online spending for Christmas 2012.But without the 17% rise in website sales for goods other than food, spending would have fallen. Mark Haviland, MD of CPA network Rakuten LinkShare looks at the growing importance of ecommerce for the UK economy.
Right to reply: Returned Christmas gifts show need for better online tools
According to a report from Credit Suisse, up to 40% of clothing and between 5% and 10% of electrical goods bought online are returned in January. Heikki Haldre, founder and chief executive of virtual fitting room provider Fits.me, argues that returns are only part of a bigger issue: the increasing complexity of calculating the profitability … [Read more…]
Apple App Store hits 40bn downloads
Consumers have downloaded more than 40 billion apps from the Apple App Store in just over four years, with almost half of them happening during 2012, according to new figures.
Boxing Day was ‘biggest day ever for online retail in UK’
UK consumers made 113 million visits to retail websites on Boxing Day, a 17% increase on last year, while Brits spent a combined total of 14 million hours shopping online the day after Christmas, according to new research.
107 million UK visits to retail sites on Christmas day
UK Internet users made 84 million visits to retail websites on Christmas Eve and 107 million visits on Christmas Day up an astonishing 86% and 71% respectively compared to the same days in December 2011, according to new data.
Top tips: What’s next for mobile?
Chris Bull, CEO and Founder of Selective Media discusses the recent surge in smartphone usage and what this means for mobile marketing in 2013.
10 biggest search trends of the year
From Pudsey the dog to Gangnam Style, as 2012 comes to a close Experian Hitwise takes a look back at some of the big events that have trended online this year in the UK.