Alan Monahan writes: After the sobering news that UK retail sales posted their biggest quarterly fall in seven years in March, I was cheered to hear that Woolworths could be making a return to our high streets. The Wonder of Woolies is that it is still so fondly remembered after shutting its doors in 2008.
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According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Christmas on the internet was alive with the sound of ringing tills. This boom time, according to Sales Commando, reinforces the need to have online sales and support staff suitably equipped to deal with an equivalent rise in customer enquiries and, inevitably, customer complaints. The time bomb, according
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Friday December 27 saw a record boom for online retailers, who had their busiest day in history as consumers bagged bargains from the comfort of their own homes. A total of £590 million was reaped by etailers from British consumers, a 20 per cent increase on last year according to internet retailing association IMRG. As
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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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After a slow summer and Autumn retailers are finally hearing the welcome sound of tills ringing as consumers flock to the high street and online for a serious bit of Christmas shopping. Online retail sales in particular have been booming (as forecast) for many retailers in the past few weeks, with John Lewis reporting a
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