Argos in the clear over 49p TV e-commerce error
News Legal experts have confirmed that Argos has the right to refuse to honour thousands of orders after it accidentally offered a television and DVD for 49p on its Web site. The UK retailer apologised after 10,000 customers played orders for the TV and...
[September 2, 2005, 17:40]
The online customer isn't always right
Leader Argos is know for doing things cheap, but last week it surprised even its customers when it appeared to be offering televisions on sale for 49p each on its Web site. Not surprisingly, many Argos customers - few of whom would knowingly pass up on a...
[September 5, 2005, 17:00]
Amazon hit by pricing error
Talkback This is nothing new with online purchasing. Mail order lists always had E&OE (most invoices will as well). Human/typing errors creep in all the time. I remember things like this happening in catalogues and magazines back in the 80's, and probably...
[October 7, 2005, 13:41]
Amazon hit by pricing error
Talkback Actually, its not covered by UK law. Firstly most companies have something in their T & C, that's guaranteed. In shops, if something is priced incorrectly they DO NOT have to sell for that price if it is wrong, they have to take them off the shelf...
[October 9, 2005, 14:19]
Check your email for free
News Launching Monday is a service that allows users to check their email online using a system that only charges a call up fee if there is unread mail to collect. FreeCheck acts as a ghost ISP, allowing users to circumnavigate the minimum charges made...
[November 1, 1999, 13:25]
Real undercuts iTunes with 50p Rhapsody
News RealNetworks on Wednesday will cease selling the music-subscription service MusicNet in favour of Listen.com's Rhapsody, and plans to charge a new low of 79 cents (49p) per track to rip CDs. The Seattle-based digital media company is introducing a...
[May 28, 2003, 15:17]
Buy.com opens online music shop
News Buy.com on Tuesday launched a new digital music download service, hoping to reprise Apple's early success with its iTunes music store. The new site, BuyMusic.com, offers a catalogue of more than 300,000 songs from the five major labels, including...
[July 22, 2003, 14:44]
The Day Ahead: HP delivers revenue growth to back up its revival talk
News The new Hewlett-Packard (HP) had its millennium coming out party with better than expected first quarter earnings and strong revenue growth of 14 percent. A few more strong revenue quarters and HP will convert the remaining six analysts that rate...
[February 17, 2000, 12:13]
O2 cuts data-roaming rates
News O2 has significantly cut its data-roaming prices within Europe. On Monday the Telefónica group, which owns O2, announced that its customers in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Germany and the Czech Republic would see cuts in excess of 40 percent when using...
[January 14, 2008, 15:03]
The Day Ahead: Applied Materials sees big profits in 2Q
News Applied Materials shareholders should be on a high today after the semiconductor equipment company beat estimates in the first quarter, issued a stock split and gave a bullish forecast. The earnings results and stock split were expected, but the...
[February 16, 2000, 12:14]
Amazon hit by pricing error
News Some customers looking for a good deal on an LCD TV at Amazon.com this week are now staring at a blank wall, in the latest high-profile e-commerce gaffe. Due to apparent pricing error, the company has cancelled all orders for a Samsung LNR409D 40...
[October 7, 2005, 10:35]
Pricing blunder hits Apple online
News Apple appears to have become the latest firm to offer goods online at the wrong price and subsequently refuse to honour the sales. A number of customers shopping for a great bargain in the January sales thought they had found just that when they...
[January 5, 2006, 8:20]
