Online shopping growth to slow next Christmas- forecast
Christmas 2011 is set to be a more frugal affair than last year for many online shoppers, according to the latest Logan Tod & Co.’s Annual Online Shopping Index.
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Kazoo Travel site lets holidaymakers haggle with vendors
Kazoo Travel, a new holiday shopping website that lets users negitioate on price with vendors, has launched in the UK with almost 100 travel agents have signed up.
Survey reveals scale of unemployment in Britain
Figures just published by The British Population Survey (BPS) show that the 3 months to December 2010 Unemployment rate was 7.73%.
Christmas web sales hit £2.8bn, but a third ‘abandon baskets’
Over 2 in 5 (44%) of Britain’s online adult population upped their online spending this Christmas compared to 2009, pushing the total amount spent online to £2.8bn, according to new research.
Mobile shopping soars in UK
UK shoppers are using mobile phones to access websites and apps more than ever before, with 32% of Brits already having used a mobile to access a retailer website.
20 facts of 2010: A snapshop of life in the UK
Nearly a quarter of the UK population has no internet access, but one in ten can surf the web on their phone, according to one of the largest surveys examining life in the UK.
Right to Reply: Is a two-speed internet the end of the internet? Well, yes…
BT has been accused of undermining one of the founding principles of the internet – that of “net neutrality” – by creating a two-tier system which would allow content providers on its network to charge for a faster video delivery service. Under BT’s new Content Connect feature, ISPs can charge content owners for a premium … [Read more…]
ASA bans misleading Groupon ads
Discount website Groupon’s UK has been forced to change three of its ads, after they were found to be misleading about the money consumers would actually save through the deal.
Right to reply: Working from home – an alternative to the rail fare increases?
As the increase in rail tickets came into effect earlier this week, Michael Lawrence, Head of Corporate Propositions at Orange, asks if remote working is a feasible alternative to costly commuting….
Computers ‘are safer than many think’ – report
Internet viruses are not as deadly and prolific as you might think, according to new research from Which Computing.