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 ...
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 ...
06 Dec 2010
| by Gareth Jones
You've taken the day off work, waited in all morning and watched all the Jeremy Kyle you can take...nationally.
As growth of its pay-TV subscription business starts to slow, a home-energy service provides a ...
03 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
, Affordability gives a unique insight in that it shows the effect of the increase not just at a national ...
30 Nov 2010
| by Katherine Levy
on their break. This time distribution will stretch from Aspen to St Moritz to Niseko and all Alpine nations ...
29 Nov 2010
| by Ed Owen
.com, said: "Tesco Direct is expecting to ship more than 80,000 items today as we face our busiest day ...
of National Statistics last week indicated that online spend increased by almost 25% in 2009, despite ...
26 Nov 2010
| by Ed Owen
this Christmas to be its "biggest-ever" , with 23 December tipped as the biggest day for Christmas shopping ...
from the Office of National Statistics show the increasing dependence on online retailing. Official ...
, despite the recession.
Online retailers expect 6 December to be the biggest online shopping day, now ...