IMRG Capgemini Figures Show Average Growth of 14 per cent in 2009 Bumper Christmas for E-commerce

Online retailers ended '09 on a big high, after UK shoppers spent over £5.4 billion in December, according to the latest figures from industry body the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG). Read the article on V3.co.uk.

Christmas Day Online Sales Up 29%

Online shopping on Christmas Day rises by 29% to reach £132m according to IMRG with Boxing Day seeing even higher sales of £281m. Read the article on e-consultancy.

Actinic Survey of Ecommerce Christmas Sales Shows 2009 Ended on a High Note

Orders up by over 50% on 2008

A survey conducted by ecommerce specialist Actinic (www.actinic.co.uk) has backed up positive predictions for prosperous online Christmas trading for 2009.

In Actinic’s seventh annual Christmas poll of small and medium businesses selling online, respondents reported an average 51% increase in order volume for November and December 2009 compared with 2008 figures.

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Page Load Time Could Become A Google Ranking Factor

Google has revealed that it is considering using load time as a factor in ranking web pages. Read the article on econsultancy.

Latest Ecommerce Statistics

A round up of the latest ecommerce stats, compiled by e-consultancy.

Maximising Twitter ROI

Christian Harris provides advice and ideas about using Twitter for business on Business Computing World.

Web Shoppers Use Baskets As Wish Lists

New research indicates that an abandoned shopping basket is not necessarily a lost sale. Read the article on econsultancy.

Card Not Present Fraud Threatens Small Businesses.

Why card not present (CNP) fraud is a growing threat to small busineses - and how to combat it. Read the article on searchsecurity.

Online Retail Storms Ahead Through Recession

With internet shopper numbers at an all time high and online spending growing by £2.4 billion in 2009, e-Retail is proving to be a star performer in the recession, says Verdict Research in its latest report, UK e-Retail 2009.

UK Online Sales Still Growing

Internet sales were 9% higher in March than in February, and 19% higher than in March 2008, according to the latest figures from the IMRG and Cap Gemini. Read the full report here.