Posts Tagged ‘retail’
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...
Inta Audio sings our praises
Posted October 13th, 2010
Visualsoft Director Richard Bendelow received a pleasant surprise today which gave the whole team an unexpected boost.
In similar fashion to Glamorous Amorous, Chapmans and Ornamental Trees, another one of our clients has contacted us to praise our efforts.
In an email to Rich, a spokesperson for Inta Audio sang the praises of our team for the hard work we put into designing and developing his company’s website. The spokesperson said: “Inta Audio was launched with Visualsoft...
Drapers report on Pritchards success
Posted August 10th, 2010
Menswear retailer Pritchards were featured in the distinguished Drapers magazine this week after experiencing a 10% hike in sales since Visualsoft launched its new eCommerce website.
Pritchards, which has a store in Hereford, has remained a family business since opening in 1836. In December, its new website was built and launched online by our team of award-winning website designers and developer. It has since received about 30,000 unique visitors.
According to the feature in Drapers,...
Chapmans ‘delighted’ with website redesign
Posted July 26th, 2010
Visualsoft received a big thumbs up this week from one of the North’s top destinations for home interiors.
Earlier this month we launched the brand new website for Chapmans Furniture. The website redesign included features such as newsletter system, product filters and image zoom.
Days after the completion of the website, Visualsoft were chuffed to receive a message of gratitude from Chapmans. A spokesperson for the company wrote: “John Chapman and all the staff would just like...
Massive increase in online sales revealed
Posted July 21st, 2010
Online sales in the UK rose by a massive 20% last month.
This comes on top of the 22% rise witnessed in May. These figures, released in the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, mean that the last two months has seen the biggest leap in online sales since the summer of 2008.
During the first half of this year alone, the UK has spent a healthy £26.2 billion online, with June experiencing £4.4 billion spent in online sales, a 15% increase compared to the same month last...
