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Archive for October, 2009
Online shopping booms in the countryside
New research from PayPal has found that 42% of adults living in rural Britain have increased their internet shopping over the last year — and only 6% now don’t shop online at all. Source Internetretailing
Debenhams opens up shop on Amazon and eBay
The department store has become the first in its sector to operate dedicated online stores at both Amazon.co.uk and eBay.co.uk, says Debenhams, as it reports a 31% increase in online sales over the last year. Source Internetretailing
Marks & Spencer revamps website
The new look M&S website includes a wide range of new features and the retailer is running a short-term promotion offering free deliveries on all UK orders and international orders over £90.
Marks and Spencer has unveiled a series of enhancements such as customer ratings, more photos and videos, better fabric swatches, and better search functionality [...]
Royal Mail strike could cost retailers £270 million, says Kelkoo
The price comparison service has commissioned CEBR to conduct a detailed analysis of the financial impact of the Royal Mail strike.
In total, a nationwide Royal Mail strike could cost the UK £1.5 billion, according to new research carried out by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) on behalf of Kelkoo.
The report, entitled ‘How [...]
Amazon.co.uk offers free delivery on all items
The etail giant has removed the £5 minimum spend for free delivery that it introduced in the run-up to last Christmas.
Amazon.co.uk has introduced free ‘Super Saver Delivery’ shipping on all items, removing the £5 minimum spend it introduced last year. Previously free delivery was available on a minimum spend of £15.
All orders placed with Amazon, [...]
Hotpoint, Sharp and Toshiba add customer reviews to their websites
The three brands are using Reevoo to add customer reviews to their websites.
Hotpoint, Sharp and Toshiba have joined Brother, Canon, Indesit, Kodak and Kaspersky as the most recent brands to select Reevoo to deliver customer reviews.
“Sharp recognises that product reviews are an increasingly important part of the buying process for many consumers, especially when it [...]
UK marketers come top for segmented, multi-channel marketing
A new study by ExactTarget has found that UK marketers are at the head of the pack when it comes to using segmented multi-channel marketing campaigns, with more British marketers operating such sophisticated campaigns than in any other country.
However, whilst 68% UK marketers deliver multi-channel marketing messages based on customer segments, only 35% actually know [...]
Amazon launches stand alone online shoe shop in the UK
Amazon has launched a stand alone online shoe shop in the UK. Javari.co.uk lets customers return items at any time up to a year after they place their order, free of charge, and offers free next day delivery. The site also offers a price match guarantee, enabling customers to claim the price difference for any [...]
M&S launches online deliveries to 73 more countries
M&S launches online deliveries to 73 more countries. Orders for international delivery to a total of 80 countries can now be placed online, by telephone or in-store, says M&S.
Marks & Spencer has added a further 73 countries to the list of destinations it delivers to.
First launched 11 months ago, the service was initially trialled in [...]
Press Release: Heart New Media joins Constant Contact’s Business Partner Program
Heart New Media today announced it has joined the Constant Contact Business Partner Program to provide its clients with easy-to-use email marketing and online survey products to help them build strong, lasting customer relationships.
“Our customers are always looking for effective ways to deepen and strengthen relationships with their customers as an efficient means of [...]
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