Mobile ‘now accounts for 1 in five retail sales’
Mobile accounted for 20.2% of UK e-retail sales in the first quarter of 2013, up from 15.4% in the previous quarter, according to new data from the IMRG.
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One in five high street stores to close by 2018
One in five high street shops will close over the next five years according to a new survey.
Third of Brits ‘now do most of their shopping online’
The average monthly online spend in the UK is double what it was 10 years ago, with almost a third of shoppers expecting to spend even more online in 2013, according to new research.
Guest comment: For online customer service, seeing is believing
For every online prospect who’s converted to a paying customer via the addition of live web-chat or free call-back facilities to their web store, a further three to ten times as many online prospects will purchase a product if they can see the agent they’re speaking to, says Dylan Fuller, UK country manager at Whisbi.
Google lets users send money via Gmail
Google has introduced a new dollar-sign icon for Gmail attachments, letting users transfer money via its Google Wallet service.
UK digital publishing ad revenues rise 16%- video fuels growth
UK digital publisher advertising revenues were up 16.2% in Q1 2013, versus the same period of the previous year, according to new research.
Warm weather boosts April ecommerce sales 16% as shoppers flock to travel sites
Latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, reveal the impact the short spell of warm weather had on shoppers’ purse strings in April, recording a 16% rise on the same time last year. The Travel sector in particular saw a solid performance, increasing 16% year-on-year.
Right to reply: Amazon going mobile threatens very core of Apple’s business
Following Amazon’s recent quarterly earnings report, Victor Basta, managing director of Magister Advisors, examines how the retail giant is threatening Apple.
75% of Argos sales to come from web by 2016
Argos is expecting internet sales to make up three quarters of its sales by 2016, as sales both online and instore continue to rise at the high street retailer.
Fashion 'accounts for around 83% of young men’s online spend'
Whilst women may normally be perceived as shopaholics, new research from leading CPA network, Rakuten LinkShare, shows that men spend over three quarters of their average annual online spend on fashion.