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UK retailers facing e-commerce divide
News A Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) study published on Monday has found that while some of Britain's largest retailers are world leaders at e-commerce, a majority of smaller commercial firms are failing to use e-commerce methods at all.
[July 29, 2002, 10:36]
Google delivers search tool for online stores
News Google has launched Commerce Search, a hosted search engine service for online retailers. In addition, it provides retailers with e-commerce specific features, such as the power to showcase product promotions and to control the order in which goods...
[November 6, 2009, 14:48]
Virtual worlds driving move to e-payments
News E-payments may bring convenience to shoppers and retailers alike — but do they also boost the wallet? This is not only due to the money that credit and debit card systems cost retailers, it also comes from processing the cash in everyone's pockets.
[November 26, 2007, 8:12]
Police e-crime unit calls for industry aid
News Police are now in talks with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and other industry bodies about using online investigators at banks and retailers to help spot the origin of large attacks on their customers and pass the details to the...
[December 11, 2008, 7:15]
BT buys retail e-commerce outfit
News Fresca, based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, provides managed and hosted e-commerce services, mainly to retailers like Habitat, Oasis and Harvey Nichols. Fresca has got one of the strongest e-commerce platforms in the marketplace today and a...
[February 4, 2008, 12:49]
Startup Spotlight: Ybag.com
News Ybag.com sees itself succeeding where boo.com failed with an unusual e-commerce model: Ybag.com lets consumers request goods via the Internet and then invites retailers to tender their best deals for the products.
[May 26, 2000, 16:13]
Amazon UK lands Borders deal
News Announced on Wednesday, the deal adds to similar relationships Amazon.co.uk has with other high-street retailers such as Waterstones, and provides Borders with an e-commerce site with a look and feel very similar to Amazon's own site.
[October 27, 2004, 13:00]
Traditional firms boost e-commerce growth
News Based on research of 328 online retailers, the study found Net orders went up by 200 percent in 1998 and the number of online shoppers was up 300 percent. Most people think e-commerce is mainly being done by Web-only businesses but 62 percent of...
[July 20, 1999, 14:59]
Over half of UK e-tailers breaking law
News Thousands of British online retailers may be heavily fined for failing to comply with the Data Protection Act, warns a report released on Tuesday by the London Chamber of Commerce (LCC). The legislation gives customers some breathing space, and...
[April 4, 2001, 15:14]
Barclays launches Indigo Square commerce site
News Another study found online retailers were often lax in responding to customers or giving out contact information. IndigoSquare tosses out its predecessor's "walled garden" approach, instead offering a broad portal to over one million products...
[November 3, 2000, 12:10]
Software magic for e-tailers
News IBM, one of the largest players in the e-commerce software field, unveiled MerchantReach on 1 August for retailers that want to compile customer information from their stores and Web sites. But with MerchantReach, retailers will have a...
[August 14, 2001, 15:39]
European online retailers will reap 103 billion euros by 2006
News European online shopping doubled in 2000, but a new report from Forrester Research warns that retailers must now focus on targeting the right products and markets in order to reap the benefits of a market that is predicted to reach 103 billion...
[July 24, 2001, 17:04]
E-shoppers put faith in high street names
News Traditional high street retailers will take a big slice of this Christmas's Internet shopping bonanza, according to the results of a survey from Directline.com. It is somewhat ironic that high street retailers seem likely to rake in a lot of this...
[December 2, 2003, 12:45]
US online shopping passes £7bn
News Major retailers including Wal-Mart, Federated Department Stores and Kmart all noted that sales for the holiday season would be at the low end of their forecasts, or miss them altogether. Consumers have been very deal-centric, and e-tailers and...
[December 24, 2002, 8:30]
Government reports sharp cyber-crime rise
News E-commerce merchants and Internet retailers have been quick to dismiss so-called press "scare stories" about credit-card fraud on the Internet. Some have suggested that online crimes have even been concealed by many retailers because of fears of...
[January 20, 2000, 10:20]
Microsoft pulls out a new wallet
News The Passport wallet will continue to work until March so that customers and retailers won't have to make changes over the holiday shopping season, the company said. Microsoft expects the first retailers to go live with the service in the next few...
[September 3, 2002, 9:04]
Online sales more fulfilling this year
News The study, which was conducted for the first time during the 1999 holiday season, found that United States-based online retailers have invested heavily to beef up their order-fulfilment and supply-chain capabilities in preparation for the 2000...
[December 18, 2000, 9:21]
Biggest hacking fraud ever
News According to Tyson-Davis, when fraud has been committed without the presence of a card itself, is retailers and not banks who will be put out of pocket by this type of fraud. He adds, "It's the poor old retailer that stands to loose most in this...
[January 12, 2000, 9:19]
UK e-shopping site gives cash-back
News Users who buy items through GreasyPalm.co.uk will get a cash rebate when they buy items from a range of 150 Internet retailers, including Carphone Warehouse, bol.com and WHSmith.co.uk. GreasyPalm claims that this cash-back system is a good...
[July 25, 2003, 13:26]
Former employees: A security menace?
News Many retailers, for example, have turnover rates approaching 100 percent, which means employees are coming and going at a rapid clip. This kind of security solution is being implemented now at one of the world's leading international food retailers...
[March 6, 2002, 11:47]
