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Christmas 2010 retail summary – the biggest post-Christmas shopping season ever
With Christmas over and the New Year in full swing it’s time for us to reflect on Christmas 2010 and the key trends in retail this year. The two biggest factors which affected online retail this...
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ASOS capitalise on Facebook traffic with social store
Online fashion retailer ASOS announced yesterday that it would be opening a Facebook store at the end of January, allowing users to buy items directly from the social network rather than having to...
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Morrisons can learn online lessons from Kiddicare
Yesterday supermarket chain Morrisons announced that it had bought baby products group Kiddicare for £70 million. The acquisition is an exciting development for Morrisons who can leverage Kiddicare’s...
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Which retailers are leveraging the marketing power of Facebook?
You don’t have to look far online to find praise for Facebook. The UK’s most popular social network has been heralded as an indispensible tool for online advertising and social engagement for some...
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Will social shopping spell the end of discount voucher sites?
Have online discount vouchers had their day? A couple of years ago a lot of industries relied on discount vouchers in order to get them through the recession. The “credit crunch lunch” kept consumers...
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Charity traffic leaps 30% in Comic Relief week
It’s red nose time and once again the UK turns its thoughts to sponsored runs, baking extravaganzas and taking baths in baked beans – all in the name of raising money for charity. As you might expect,...
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Angry Birds get beaks into top 10 online retailers
Looking back at 2010 there were a number of games which left a profound mark on the industry. According to my esteemed colleague and resident Hitwise games guru James Murray: “Blizzard’s superb RTS...
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Sunshine boosts searches for BBQs, mowers and garden furniture
The weather has got noticeably nicer in the UK over the past couple of weeks. The days are lighter, the sun is shining and the first BBQs have been enjoyed. Online, the first optimistic signs of...
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London 2012 Ticket site receive 13 times more traffic than Ticketmaster
The deadline for UK applicants to order tickets for the London 2012 Olympics was supposed to pass at midnight last night (26 April) but such was the overwhelming demand for tickets that the organisers...
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Father’s Day 2011 emphasises the personal touch
This weekend is Father’s Day and in the run up to the celebratory day on Sunday, search term behaviour has revolved around, dates, gift ideas and cards. What becomes immediately apparent when looking...
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