The ‘e-Commerce’ Category
Making the most of Mega Monday?
Posted November 29th, 2010
Today is anticipated to be the busiest online shopping day of the year, gaining it the title of 'Mega Monday'. According to a wide range of news sources - including the BBC, the Daily Telegraph, and the Daily Mail - online sales in Britain could lead to a frenzied spend of up to £22 million per hour as consumers stock up in time for Christmas.
In conjunction with the Centre for Retail Research, price comparison site Kelkoo has predicted that consumers will spend £537m online today, ...
Another eight Etail Awards!
Posted November 12th, 2010
Testament to the strength of our eCommerce design and development services, several of the online fashion stores we've created have been shortlisted this month for no fewer than eight awards from the prestigious industry publication, Drapers.
Now in its third year, the Drapers Etail Awards 2011 have evolved to reflect the rapid changes and dramatic expansion that has taken place in the online fashion retail sector during the last 12 months. The growth has been reflected in this year’s...
UK’s eCommerce boom continues
Posted October 28th, 2010
A new study shows that the Internet contributes an astounding £100bn per year to the UK economy, with around 60% of that figure attributed to online shopping, plus the cost of connections and devices to access the web.
The research, commissioned by Google, indicates that the Internet accounts for 7.2% of the UK's gross domestic product (GDP) which means that if categorised as an economic sector, it would be the fifth largest in the UK and greater than the construction, transport and...
34% Of UK shoppers prefer to buy online
Posted August 6th, 2010
A new survey has revealed that when faced with the option of buying online or in a store, 34% of UK shoppers would prefer to buy online.
This statistic shows that high street retail holds an important place in the minds of consumers, but 34% is still a large amount of people.
The stats were revealed after Econsultancy released the results of its 'Habits and Motivations of Consumers' report, which looked at eCommerce consumer behavior in both the UK and the US.
The survey also looked...
Tees Sport vs3 Site Goes Live
Posted July 15th, 2010
Visualsoft have hit another match-winning point after serving Tees Sport with its brand new eCommerce website.
Tees Sport, the UK’s premier supplier of table tennis equipment, first spoke to us several years ago when it approached us for a website redesign. That impressed by the job we did last time, Tees Sport have come back for more as it asked us to perform another website redesign bringing its site onto a VS3 platform.
As you can see by visiting the new eCommerce redesign at 
