Trading Standards Condemns Internet Shopping
News The hype is finally coming home to roost -- the Internet isn't cheaper and it isn't offering anything revolutionary, it's just another way of shopping," said Hopkins. Shopping online has been condemned as too expensive, too slow and too much hassle...
[October 12, 2000, 12:50]
Securicor To Offer Anonymous Shopping Online
News Concerns over online security and the treatment of personal data by Internet firms has put up to 40 percent of Internet users off Web shopping, according to figures from the National Consumer Council.
[November 28, 2000, 12:40]
Lacey's Paper Round
News The idea of Net-agents that take the virtual slog out of Internet shopping by finding the bargains for you has been over-hyped, according to a report in the FT. Shopping agents over-hyped in e-commerce plans - Financial Times
[July 27, 1998, 8:59]
Startup Spotlight: Hoojit.com
News Hoojit.com, the retail site that reckons it has a bit more to offer, launched last week as an online comparative shopping guide. Hoojit says the key lies in its shopping guide that consists of over 5,000 product categories and lists specific...
[June 6, 2000, 10:41]
Net Surfers Get Curried Away
News In October of 2000, Tesco announced that it was taking 60,000 online grocery orders a week making it the world's largest Internet food shopping service. Food shopping has become very popular online -- a survey found that £390m of groceries were...
[April 25, 2001, 14:00]
Christmas E-commerce Sales Jump Again
News Not only are the numbers very healthy, consumers are shopping later than ever before," said ComScore analyst Michael Rubin. Santa's best helper this year was the Internet, at least if online holiday sales figures are any indication.
[December 28, 2006, 9:39]
Identity Theft Hits Millions
News Only 13 percent of victims reported that their information was obtained during a transaction such as a credit card purchase -- a category that includes shopping in malls and dining in restaurants, too.
[September 4, 2003, 9:30]
E-tills Ring Out For Internet Shopping Day
News UK consumers are being encouraged to get their credit cards out and get online, to mark National Internet Shopping Day. Paul Simms, director of retail security consultancy the 3rd Man, fears that Internet Shopping Day might turn out to be Internet...
[July 24, 2003, 16:14]
Tesco Dominates Internet Shopping
News Tesco has spread its dominance of UK retail into online shopping and now bestrides Internet grocery deliveries like a colossus. According to statistics from research company comScore, Tesco has 66 percent of the UK's online shopping market.
[August 24, 2006, 9:50]
IPOs See Tech Phoenixes Rise From The Ashes
News Other technology companies to crack the list of the year's top 20 IPOs in the United States included Semiconductor Manufacturing International, DreamWorks Animation, InPhonic, Shopping.com, SalesForce.com, Atheros Communications, PortalPlayer, and...
[January 4, 2005, 7:35]
