According to a report published recently by Logan Tod and Co. more than 14% of consumers had used a tablet device to shop online over the Christmas period, compared with 7% in 2010. The eCommerce industry is predicted to expand once again in...
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2012 – the year of the tablet computer
Posted January 10th, 2012
The iPad has been one of the most sort after accessories in recent years, and research has shown that this trend is going to become even bigger in 2012, with eCommerce services predicted to be utilised on a wide range of tablets in the next 12 months.
Boxing Day a huge hit for online spending
Posted December 29th, 2011
It was a record breaking Boxing Day this year online, with a massive 13 million hours spent shopping online on 26th Decemeber 2011.
It was reported last week that Boxing Day attracted the most number of online shoppers in the UK, with visitor numbers reaching a whopping 96m.
This figure is up 19.5% compared with 26th December 2010, when 80.5m visits were recorded online. Experian Hitwise, who conducted the research, said that these figured indicate that Boxing Day 2011 was the single...
Visualsoft client named in The Times Fast Track League
Posted December 5th, 2011
Longstanding Visualsoft client Menkind has been named 
in the prestigious Fast Track 100 League Table, which is produced by The Times newspaper.
The fifteenth annual Fast Track 100 League Table supplement, which aims to highlight the UK’s top-performing private companies and entrepreneurs, was published in The Sunday Times yesterday. Despite the recent downturn, over the past three years companies increased sales on average 87% per year from a combined total of £714m to £4bn, and...
in the prestigious Fast Track 100 League Table, which is produced by The Times newspaper.
The fifteenth annual Fast Track 100 League Table supplement, which aims to highlight the UK’s top-performing private companies and entrepreneurs, was published in The Sunday Times yesterday. Despite the recent downturn, over the past three years companies increased sales on average 87% per year from a combined total of £714m to £4bn, and...
Arcadia reports online boost of 27%
Posted December 1st, 2011
Arcadia, the fashion group behind the likes of Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Burton and Topman, has reported a boost in online sales by 27% when compared to the same period in 2010.
Although this positive news  has come at a time with many retailers reporting a growth in sales, at the same time Acardia has also revealed that profits slumped 38% to £133m in the 12 months leading up to September 2011, and as a result of this is planning to close around 10% of its bricks stores in the coming...
Just another Manic Monday
Posted November 21st, 2011
Today is Manic Monday, the day that retailers
are widely known to kick-start the tradition for early Christmas shopping and take advantage of the busiest day of the year for etailers online, with various offers and promotions.
Manic Monday is well known to be the busiest day of the year for shopping online, as it traditionally falls after the last pay day before Christmas but still allows time for delivery and wrapping before December 25, which falls on a Sunday in 2011.
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are widely known to kick-start the tradition for early Christmas shopping and take advantage of the busiest day of the year for etailers online, with various offers and promotions.
Manic Monday is well known to be the busiest day of the year for shopping online, as it traditionally falls after the last pay day before Christmas but still allows time for delivery and wrapping before December 25, which falls on a Sunday in 2011.
Experts from...
