Entries in 'e-tail' (15)
Amazon sales surge to $12.95 billion
NEWS
The world's largest e-tailer Amazon announced that the firm's sales had increased by 36 per cent to a record $10 billion.
Amazon experiences down time in Europe
NEWSEuropean divisions of the world’s largest e-tailer Amazon suffered down time over the weekend following threats from hacktivists angered by the firm’s refusal to host Wikileaks documents.
Amazon marketplace sellers targetted with fake receipt generator scam
NEWSA new online scam has been discovered that targets retailers selling through Amazon’s marketplace with a fake receipt generator program.
New website creates ?even playing field? for retailers
NEWSBritish retailers are being offered the chance to bid for business online, using a new website that lets customers specify what they want before stores compete to sell it.
Best Buy kicks off e-tail drive
NEWSBest Buy has begun a serious drive into the e-tail space as it aims to replicate its reputation for good in-store customer service online.
US authorities scramble to arrest and charge rogue trader
NEWSUS authorities have arrested rogue trader Vitaly Borker following the explosive report in the New York Times about the merchant’s customer abuse strategy to game Google search results.
'Being bad is bad for business' in Google search results
NEWSGoogle announced that it has changed the firm’s search algorithm to adopt ‘sentiment analysis’ in response to an explosive report in the New York Times into etailers using negative press ...
Amazon $89 Kindle sells out in seconds
NEWSThe Amazon Black Friday sale offered the firm’s second generation Kindle e-reader for $89 but the deal ‘sold out’ so fast customers have questioned just how many there were for ...
Rogue e-tailer courts negative feedback to boost web traffic
NEWSThe New York Times has published an explosive account of an American online retailer that actively solicited negative feedback from customers in order to boost the site's Google ‘pagerank’ and ...
UK families to spend most on tech this Christmas
NEWSBritish households are expected to spend €115 (£97.60) each on consumer electronics this Christmas, making it the most popular gift category.
UK e-tail sees biggest growth since 2007
NEWSUK online spending on electricals rose 17 per cent year-on-year in July, contributing to e-tail’s biggest annual leap since 2007.
World Cup boosts e-tail sales
NEWSOnline shopping sales rose by 22 per cent last month compared to May 2009 – representing the highest growth in the sector since June 2008.
Best Buy won't sell online until autumn
NEWSBest Buy may be gearing up for its first UK store opening this weekend, but it won’t be taking orders online until the autumn, the firm has told PCR.
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Online retail to reach ?5bn over Xmas
NEWSUK online shopping sales is expected to reach £5 billion during December 2009, predicts Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG).
Postal strike costs e-tailers ?53 million
NEWSResearch for the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index has found that the Royal Mail postal strike caused the e-tail market to shrink by seven per cent in the space of ...
