27 Dec 2010
| by Staff
-related disruption with Christmas Day achieving record figures and Boxing Day proving to be the busiest online...and 32% increase in traffic from Christmas Eve to Christmas day.
Boxing Day managed to top this by 26%, recording a peak in traffic 12% higher than the previous busiest day, 5 December.
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23 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
In the last trading days before Christmas, John Lewis has seen an increase in sales of 4...the sales freeze due to the cold weather .
However, the increases have stalled a little in the four days ...
days for Christmas deliveries had passed and shopping was now last-minute.
He said: "Despite ...
on record.
Of all the major retailers, only Marks Spencer will have stores open on Christmas Day ...
22 Dec 2010
| by Sarah Shearman
Christmas Day, a day traditionally absolved from the excessive seasonal spending, could see...for Christmas Day this year, as shoppers hunt for winter sale bargains ahead of the rise in VAT next year ...
said: "Christmas Day has become a busy online shopping day in recent years, as people with an eye ...
, will be made on Visa cards on Christmas Day. Charities could see a boost in donations on Christmas Day too ...
22 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
in the Royal Mail's two main delivery options the standard seven to 10-day delivery and premium two to three-day delivery.
Competitors can fulfil orders in two to three days using the Royal Mail's sorting network, but compete on price with their standard sven to 10-day service. Hiking bulk prices will remove much ...
17 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), internet sales accounted for 660m a week in the country, out of total weekly retail sales of 6.3bn, excluding fuel. The continued growth of internet retailing is stark, growing at 3.5 times the rate of the whole sector month to month. Internet sales rose 37 ...
15 Dec 2010
| by Gary Moss
2008 we ran a national survey structured to mirror the national profile and we asked some brutal ...
10 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
"Tweet a Price", allows followers to drive down the cost of products by retweeting posts of products by @MakroUK. The more times a product is retweeted, the greater the discount up to 50% off with 50 retweets.
New products will be listed every odd-numbered day until 23 December. Mark Copeland ...
10 Dec 2010
| by Katherine Levy
is expected in the coming days. ...
08 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
home on the bus, train or tram after a long day at work. "Lots of shoppers like to go into a store ...
07 Dec 2010
| by Helen Edwards
the nation its first three-day week since Ted Heath took on the miners and lost in 1973, then whoever ...