M-commerce to grow 15 times in a decade

Brits will be spending around £19.3 billion a year buying goods from mobile devices within a decade, claims a new study. Author: Joe Elvin Brits will be spending around £19.3 billion a year buying goods from mobile devices within a … Continued

Online grocery sales to double within five years

Online grocery sales in the UK are set to double within five years, according to new research. Author: Joe Elvin Online grocery sales in the UK are set to double within five years, according to new research. Figures released by … Continued

YouTube to launch music merchandise store

Musicians will soon be able to sell their merchandise online via YouTube. Author: Joe Elvin Musicians will soon be able to sell their merchandise online via YouTube. The popular video website has launched an online store where its music partners … Continued

“Social shopping” experience planned by Facebook and eBay

Two of the world’s biggest websites, Facebook and eBay, have teamed up to create a whole new “social shopping” experience, the pair confirmed. Author: Deborah Bates Two of the world’s biggest websites, Facebook and eBay, have teamed up to create … Continued

Cross-border trade laws to be devolved to the EU

Laws regarding cross-border trade could soon be devolved to the European Union. Author: Joe Elvin Laws regarding cross-border trade could soon be devolved to the European Union. The European Commission will discuss introducing one set of cross-border trade laws across … Continued

Google launches Trusted Stores for online merchants

Customers will more readily be able to tell a good online merchant from a bad one thanks to the introduction of Google’s new Trusted Stores status. Author: Chris Taylor Customers will more readily be able to tell a good online … Continued

Nearly half of Domino’s Pizza deliveries requested online

Domino’s Pizza has revealed the massive profits gained off the back of their online ordering service. Author: Joe Elvin Domino’s Pizza has revealed the massive profits gained off the back of their online ordering service. According to a recent company … Continued

Online retail to dominate one-quarter of global sales

The online retail market is set to account for one-quarter of the world’s entire retail sales by the time 2015 comes around. Author: Deborah Bates The online retail market is set to account for one-quarter of the world’s entire retail … Continued

Men more comfortable buying online

Men are far more comfortable making online purchases than women, according to a new poll. Author: Joe Elvin Men are far more comfortable making online purchases than women, according to a new poll. A survey of Australians by Swinbourne University … Continued

Rakuten buys Play.com for £2.5m

The Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten has bought one of the UK’s largest online retail sites, Play.com. Author: Deborah Bates The Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten has bought one of the UK’s largest online retail sites, Play.com. Hailed as one of the … Continued