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Research has shown that many Britons are yet to log onto online grocery shopping websites despite its labour saving and convenient image.
According to a recent survey, nearly half of the population, at 45 percent, did not see the point of food shopping online and more than two thirds, 69 percent, thought that they might as [...]

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25th Jun 09

Woolworths revived as online business

by Adam Richards

www.woolworths.co.uk
Woolworths, which went out of business earlier this year, is being revived online this week by Shop Direct, the largest home shopping retailer in Britain. The 100-year-old variety retailer will become an Internet-only business.
Woolworths.co.uk will comprise a main shop that sells toys and clothing for children, an entertainment shop featuring CDs, DVDs and video games [...]

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1st Jun 09

Duchess a fan of online shopping site

by Natasha Redman

www.ebay.com
Although it may sound somewhat unlikely, the Duchess of Cornwall apparently loves to shop on eBay.
In a conversation recently, her husband, Prince Charles, commented that Camilla is a fan of the well-known online auction site where sellers and buyers can engage in transactions for as little as a penny – and where, it is said, [...]

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12th May 09

Many UK consumers concerned about online shopping security

by Paul Russell

www.oft.gov.uk
Nearly one-third of UK consumers who use the Internet are fearful of providing their credit card information, making online shopping difficult, according to the details of a newly-published report.
The Office of Fair Trading released data showing that 30 per cent of UK Internet users will not shop online because they do not trust that their [...]

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11th May 09

Pine Solutions flat-pack chic expands to Ireland

by Natasha Redman

www.pinesolutions.co.uk
As UK shoppers seek bargains to help make their money go further, flat-pack furniture companies continue to gain an increasing share of the market.
Whether the items are used for small projects, to furnish rental properties or incorporated into a designer’s scheme, more consumers are buying flat-pack furniture for their homes, and enjoying significant savings by [...]

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29th Apr 09

Fashion retailer ASOS forecasting profits ahead of expectations

by Adam Richards

www.asos.com
Online British fashion retailer ASOS issued a forecast on Monday indicating that full-year profits are ahead of market expectations and that its recent trading is remaining buoyant.
“We expect our profit before tax (for the year to March 31 2009) to be slightly ahead of market expectations,” said Nick Robertson, chief executive of the company.

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23rd Apr 09

Less time spent shopping by UK Internet users

by Harry Oldfield

www.hitwise.com
Hitwise, the online competitive intelligence specialist, has released a report which shows Internet users in the UK are now spending less time shopping when they are online and more time browsing media.
Last month, 8.6 per cent of Internet visits in the UK were to retail websites and 9.8 per cent were to social networking websites. [...]

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13th Apr 09

UK women shop and socialize online in large numbers

by Sally Davies

www.ipcmedia.com
According to the UK’s leading publisher of consumer magazines, IPC Media, nearly three-fourths of all UK females who are Internet users go online every day.
The number of times women went on line was slightly higher on weekdays, but when they spent time online during the weekend, the sessions were longer, averaging more than 20 minutes [...]

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25th Mar 09

British consumers plan more online spending

by Adam Richards

www.logantod.com
According to a new study conducted by e-business sales consultancy Logan Tod, consumers in the UK are planning to spend more of their shopping money online in 2009 than in any year before.

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18th Mar 09

Online shopping much better for the environment

by Harry Oldfield

www.sml.hw.ac.uk/logistics
According to the results of a new university study, shopping for books, clothes and DVDs online is 24 times more environmentally-friendly than driving to the shops – and seven times greener than hopping on a bus.

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