Online retail parcel delivery order volumes were up + 13.9% year on year in April, according to IMRG data. Easter fell early this year (in March), so a dip in volumes may have been expected in April due to a tough comparator with last year, when Easter was in April. However, the monthly decline on
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Alan Monahan writes: While UK online retail sales rose a respectable 12% year-on-year in January, the gifts sector was at an eight-year high – up a staggering 62% YoY, according to IMRG and Capgemini. The average basket value (ABV) for online retailers was recorded as £85 in January – up from £79 a year earlier
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Online sales are expected to reach a bumper £10.8 billion during December according to etail industry watchdog IMRG and consultants Capgemini. This means that sales are on target to reach 15% growth over the same time last year. The first two weeks of December are expected to see a peak in online shopping, with Monday
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A research whitepaper commissioned by social commerce and recommendations platform nToklo has found that retailers in the UK are not taking full advantage of the sales opportunities offered by s-commerce, missing out on a potential £9 billion in extra online revenue. The paper also revealed that user generated content (UGC) is shaping the world of
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IMRG (Interactive Media in Retail Group) has conducted research that reveals the estimated overall cost to the UK e-retail sector of failed ‘1st time, on-time’ delivery is £851m per annum. The huge sum comes from the IMRG UK Valuing Home Delivery Review 2012, the fourth edition in a series following on from those published in
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