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Miers launches Christmas blog with Sainsbury’s on Yahoo! Lifestyle

Miers launches Christmas blog with Sainsbury’s on Yahoo! Lifestyle

Celebrity chef, Thomasina Miers, has teamed up with Sainsbury’s to launch a festive feasting blog on the Yahoo! Lifestyle website. Miers demonstrates how to enjoy some affordable culinary luxury this Christmas with deas designed to take the stress out of

15/12/2011 | Online food retailing, Online retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Feedback firm, Feefo, lists consumers’ top 10 online gripes

Christmas shoppers said waiting in for multiple deliveries and the frustration of chasing missing parts were some of the most annoying downsides to gift-hunting online as the number of people spending on the internet soared in the countdown to Christmas.

12/12/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Internet security firm offers top tips for shopping safely online

Internet security firm offers top tips for shopping safely online

Internet security specialist and a leader in virus protection, G Data, has identified the most popular scams and provides tips for safely buying presents online With 73% of Brits shopping online this Christmas (source: EBAY), online criminals are taking advantage

12/12/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
Christmas e-commerce sales flatline in UK, finds payment provider

Christmas e-commerce sales flatline in UK, finds payment provider

Payment services provider (PSP), Computop, has analysed payment patterns across its global network, which handles USD five billion annually in turnover for global retailers, for the final week of November 2011 to get an early indication of how consumer spending

09/12/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Co-operative unveils a range of festive stocking fillers and offers

Co-operative unveils a range of festive stocking fillers and offers

The Co-operative is promoting a range of festive stocking fillers and price promotions this Christmas. They include: The Co-operative Christmas DIY Gingerbread Trees Price at £1.89, these decorate-it-yourself gingerbread trees are said to be perfect for children with a creative streak. Each

02/12/2011 | Christmas Time, Product Time | Read More
John Lewis simplifies customer search to improve online experience

John Lewis simplifies customer search to improve online experience

John Lewis has simplified customer search on its website to improve customers’ online experience. The new solution has been supplied by Transversal and is said to help customers using johnlewis.com to find relevant information quickly and easily by keying in

01/12/2011 | Online retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Retailers need to be ready for Cyber Monday online surge, experts warn

hosting providerOnline retailers are bracing themselves for a surge in shopping today, Cyber Monday, but they must deliver a good customer experience, internet experts warn. Kevin Flood, CEO of social shopping website Shopow, said: “The peak in online Christmas sales

28/11/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
Retail Times’ e-surgery with eSellerPro: mastering seasonal events

Retail Times’ e-surgery with eSellerPro: mastering seasonal events

Retail Times has teamed up with e-commerce software supplier, eSellerPro, to launch an e-surgery for online and multi-channel sellers. With Christmas just around the corner and the January sales and other key events hot on its heels, Keith Bird, CEO at

25/11/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More

Black Friday needs to make an impact in the UK, claims Shopow

UK retailers are embracing the opportunity provided by Black Friday to launch sales promotions, according to social shopping website, Shopow. Shopow CEO, Kevin Flood, said: “Retailers that were desperately in need of a reversal of their fortunes have found they

25/11/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
Karen Millen launches concierge service in run up to Christmas

Karen Millen launches concierge service in run up to Christmas

Fashion retailer Karen Millen is launching a concierge service, offering customers a range of delivery options in the run up to Christmas. According to the company, if there is something in its collection, which a customer can’t live without, it

25/11/2011 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
The Co-operative launches festive red sprouts for Christmas 2011

The Co-operative launches festive red sprouts for Christmas 2011

The Co-operative is launching festive red sprouts into selected stores from Monday (28 November 2011) in a bid to add a bit of colour to the British Christmas dinner plate. Love them or hate them, sprouts are a traditional part

25/11/2011 | Fresh produce, Marketplace, Product Time | Read More
Christmas shoppers don’t trust retailers to deliver online orders on time

Christmas shoppers don’t trust retailers to deliver online orders on time

Nearly half (46%) of UK shoppers will be doing last minute online shopping in the week leading up to 25 December 2011, but over two thirds (67.3%) don’t trust retailers to deliver gifts before the big day, according to new

24/11/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Asda to cut prices on electricals in pre-Christmas weekend promotion

Asda is launching a pre-Christmas electricals promotion this weekend and cutting prices on Internet-enabled devices, including laptops, tablets and smart phones; offering low-cost mobile data tariffs and lower prices on Blu-Ray players. Offers will be available online at Asda.co.uk/direct or by

24/11/2011 | Online non-food retailing grocers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Retail consultants sound caution over UK Black Friday promotions

Leading retail consultants have warned Black Friday (25 November 2011), traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the US, does not translate so readily to the UK and retailers are taking a gamble if they slash prices too

23/11/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More

Retail Eyes offers five top customer service tips for Christmas

Customer satisfaction surveys and mystery shopper provider, Retail Eyes, gives retailers five top service tips to boost sales this Christmas Tip 1: Stay calm at all times The busiest time of year for retailers is Christmas and having to deal

21/11/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time, Services Time, Training | Read More
Feel Good Drinks launches non-alcoholic cocktails and festive packs

Feel Good Drinks launches non-alcoholic cocktails and festive packs

Independent soft drinks company, Feel Good Drinks, is a launching a range of non-alcoholic cocktails for Christmas and a limited edition festive design on its juice drinks in 750ml bottles and 275ml four packs. The Feel Good cocktails are all

21/11/2011 | Juice drinks, Product Time, Retail News, Soft drinks | Read More

Christmas decorations supplier to open central Liverpool store

Christmas decorations supplier, The Christmas Decorators, is opening a store in Liverpool in December, next door to Herbert Howe’s flagship hair salon on Hanover Street. The company is also joining forces with the hairdresser and his Queenie’s Christmas Charity to

18/11/2011 | Retail News | Read More
Christmas shopping poised to go mobile, two new studies report

Christmas shopping poised to go mobile, two new studies report

More consumers are poised to do their Christmas shopping via their mobile phones this year, according to two new pieces of research.  The first, from IBM, claims 15% of people in the UK logging-on to a retailer’s web site are

18/11/2011 | Data Time, Research, Retail News | Read More
Shopow: pressure piles on retailers in run up to Christmas

Shopow: pressure piles on retailers in run up to Christmas

Pressure is mounting on UK retailers in the run up to Christmas, according to social shopping search engine Shopow. It points to today’s British Retail Consortium retail sales figures which show UK retail sales values were 0.6% lower on a

08/11/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Retail Times discovers the art of seasonal selling with eSellerPro

Retail Times discovers the art of seasonal selling with eSellerPro

It’s clear a thought through, well executed multi-channel strategy can have huge benefits for a retailer’s bottom-line – but how can sellers optimise their use of online channels when it comes to big seasonal shopping events? With Christmas fast-approaching, Keith

07/11/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time, Retail Technology, Services Time | Read More

AT Kearney: battle for share of Christmas spend will be fierce

Emmanuel Hembert, principal in the retail practice at management consultants, AT Kearney, predicts the battle for share of Christmas spend on the UK high street will be fierce and claims further casualties are inevitable “As the Christmas lights are switched

04/11/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
Oxford Street retailers invest in technology to boost Christmas sales

Oxford Street retailers invest in technology to boost Christmas sales

Retailers on London’s Oxford street are investing in technology to improve the in-store and online experience in the run up to Christmas, according to research conducted by Virgin Media Business. It found Niketown has attendants taking payments on mobile devices

02/11/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Retail sales fall in October but Christmas uplift expected next month

Retail sales fell in the year to October, at a similar pace to August and September, according to the latest CBI Monthly Distributive Trades Survey.  Looking to next month, retailers do expect some very modest growth, the UK’s leading business

27/10/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Asda takes on Argos with Christmas price cutting campaign

Asda takes on Argos with Christmas price cutting campaign

Asda is cutting the prices on gadgets, including camcorders, Blu-Ray players and cameras in the run up to Christmas and claims big brands will be considerably cheaper when compared to the same products at Argos. It will be supported by

24/10/2011 | Christmas Time, Non-food, Product Time, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Brown Cow Organics launches Christmas pudding yogurt

Brown Cow Organics launches Christmas pudding yogurt

Brown Cow Organics is introducing a Christmas pudding live organic yogurt into its individual 155ml pot range of live yogurt flavours for the 2011 Christmas season.    All the company’s yogurts are hand processed using Guernsey organic whole milk. According to

07/10/2011 | Christmas Time, Dairy products, Desserts, Organic, Product Time | Read More
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