Actinic Q4 2011 Survey Shows Marginal Uplift in Sales for UK SME Online Retailers

West Byfleet, Surrey – 17 January 2012 – The sixth quarterly UK online sales survey conducted by ecommerce specialist Actinic shows a slight increase in online retail sales for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to Q4 2010.

The research reports an average of only a 1.5% increase in sales revenue as well as a 1.6% increase in the numbers of orders processed in the three months to 31 December 2011, when compared to the same quarter in 2010. However, there was over a 3% increase in the average number of orders processed by each company in Q4 2011 when compared to Q3 2011.

> Read more: Actinic Q4 2011 Survey Shows Marginal Uplift in Sales for UK SME Online Retailers

Actinic Online Enables SMEs To Create Mobile-Optimised Ecommerce Sites

~Web retailers can now cash in on the fastest growing sales channel~

West Byfleet, Surrey – 11 January 2012 – UK consumers have already spent over £1.3 billion on purchases through mobile devices. That number is set to grow by 55% over the next ten years* and yet 70% of UK online stores aren’t accessible** from smartphones and tablets.

To meet the growing demand, UK ecommerce vendor Actinic is ensuring its site owners can cash in with the launch of the Mobile Store: a mobile-optimised version of its hosted ecommerce solution, Actinic Online. It has been developed in conjunction with Oxatis, the best-selling ecommerce provider in Europe.

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Actinic Introduces Web-based Ecommerce Solutions to Enhance Options for the UK SME Market

~Actinic Online and Actinic Desktop version 11 now available~

West Byfleet, Surrey – 11 October 2011 – UK ecommerce vendor Actinic (www.actinic.co.uk) introduces Actinic Online, a completely new range of web-based ecommerce solutions designed for start-ups and SMEs. In addition, it is announcing version 11 of its desktop ecommerce software.

> Read more: Actinic Introduces Web-based Ecommerce Solutions to Enhance Options for the UK SME Market

UK SME Online Retailers Experience Slowdown in Sales

But Actinic research reports ecommerce still better than High Street retail

West Byfleet, Surrey -- 1 September 2011 -- The fifth quarterly UK online sales survey conducted by ecommerce specialist Actinic (www.actinic.co.uk) shows a continued slowdown in online retail growth for small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

The research reports both an average 7% increase in sales revenue as well as a 7% increase in the numbers of orders processed in the three months to 30 June 2011, when compared to the same quarter in 2010.

> Read more: UK SME Online Retailers Experience Slowdown in Sales

Actinic and Oxatis Join Forces to Become a Major Force in the European SME Ecommerce Market

West Byfleet, Surrey – 20 June 2011 – UK ecommerce vendor Actinic (www.actinic.co.uk) has agreed a strategic partnership with Oxatis (www.oxatis.com), one of the main ecommerce providers in France, Spain and Italy.  

> Read more: Actinic and Oxatis Join Forces to Become a Major Force in the European SME Ecommerce Market

Actinic Releases v10.0.4

Actinic is pleased to announce the release of the latest Actinic v10 update v10.0.4.

This is available for all Actinic v10 customers to download from the Software Patches and Updates section of the Download Centre.

Version 10.0.4 fixes a number of issues from earlier releases and adds fields for Brand and for three types of Product Identifier (EAN, UPC and ISBN) as required for submissions to Google Product Search. For an explanation about product identifiers and for information about the improvements in this release see the release notes.

Actinic Q1 2011 Survey of UK SME Online Retailers Shows Overall Growth, But Sales Shrink in February & March

West Byfleet, Surrey -- 18 April 2011 -- The fourth quarterly UK online sales survey conducted by ecommerce specialist Actinic (www.actinic.co.uk) has reported an average 9% increase in sales revenue in the three months to 31 March 2011 when compared to the same quarter in 2010. However, the sales for individual months reveal another trend, with January showing a 20% rise versus February and March at 4% growth.

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Actinic Publishes New Book of 300+ Top Tips for Selling Successfully Online

Actinic Publishes New Book of 300+ Top Tips for Selling Successfully Online

~Ecommerce expert helps start-ups & SMEs make a profit on the internet~

• Hi-res book cover image available: www.actinic.co.uk/press/image-library.html

West Byfleet, Surrey- 17^th March 2011 -- Actinic (www.actinic.co.uk), the ecommerce software supplier, announces the latest edition of the book ‘Selling Successfully Online – Over 300 top tips for running an ecommerce website’ by CEO, Chris Barling. The 145 pages provide objective guidance and practical advice for entrepreneurs, start-ups and small to medium-sized businesses on every aspect of selling on the internet.

> Read more: Actinic Publishes New Book of 300+ Top Tips for Selling Successfully Online

Ogone and Actinic partner to simplify international trade for over 12,000 of the UK’s ecommerce retailers

Ogone and Actinic partner to simplify international trade for over 12,000 of the UK’s ecommerce retailers

Ogone’s payment services now available to Actinic customers through a fully integrated plug-in

London- 16^th March 2011- Ogone payment services today announced that it has partnered with Actinic (www.actinic.co.uk), one of the UK’s most popular providers of ecommerce software for small and medium size businesses. The partnership enables Actinic customers to easily collect payments across European markets from a wide range of payment types.

> Read more: Ogone and Actinic partner to simplify international trade for over 12,000 of the UK’s ecommerce retailers

Actinic Releases v10.0.3

Actinic is pleased to announce the release of the latest Actinic v10 update v10.0.3.

Version 10.0.3 fixes a significant number of issues from earlier Actinic versions. It also includes several changes aimed at improving performance, particularly for larger sites, and a further enhancement to Actinic Payments.

For information about the improvements in this release, see the key changes summary and the Release Notes.

For showing stock in extended information pages and other additions, see the new Advanced User Guide.