Tagged: Online Shopping & News
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22pc of UK shops to close by 2018 as more punters do their shopping online News
28.05.2013 Total store numbers in the UK will fall by 22pc from 281,930 today to 220,000 in 2018 due to a seismic shift in shopping trends as consumer opt to go online. Eventually online... -
Tech start-up of the week: Petfactory.ie News
28.04.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is the new online pet store Petfactory.ie. Live since August of last year, the store sells everything from pet food to dog kennels and aquariums,...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Marketing, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Business, Development, Consumer Tech -
Weekend news round-up: Bitcoin hits US$1bn; celebs crack Google Glass News
02.04.2013 In our round-up of the weekend's best tech stories, currency Bitcoin is now valued at US$1bn; Google's 'If I had Glass' competition features an embarrassingly high proportion of...Categories: Social Media, Security, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps -
Retailer Harry Corry invests stg£10k in e-commerce and digital marketing News
27.03.2013 Home interiors retailer Harry Corry has launched a new e-commerce website to help the brand reach new markets as part of the company’s investment of more than £10,000 in digital...Categories: Web, Social Media, Investments, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Prowlster relaunches today, pioneering ‘magazine commerce’ News
04.03.2013 Following a four-week test drive back in the lead-up to Christmas, Prowlster – the online lifestyle magazine with an e-commerce twist – is back to pioneer the concept of... -
Digital economy is key to jobs growth, says Ireland’s Taoiseach News
21.02.2013 The digital economy has a major role to play in Ireland’s economic recovery and Ireland is in a position to claim the title of Digital Capital of Europe, Ireland’s Taoiseach... -
Say it with clicks: consumers prefer to buy their Valentine’s gifts online News
13.02.2013 Given the choice, up to 82pc of Irish consumers would be open to buying their Valentine’s Day gifts online rather than in a physical store, while 18pc would prefer to shop in a...Categories: Online Business, Internet, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Limerick brothers launch e-commerce solution for the retail sector News
13.02.2013 A Limerick duo has created a new e-commerce solution called CueCommerce, with the aim of helping the retail sector capitalise on the growth of online shopping.Categories: Online Business, Mobile, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech -
Thrifty Irish shoppers spent €53m via online daily deals sites in 2012, up 15pc News
23.01.2013 Irish shoppers dealing with high prices, bills and lower wages are going online for better value and spent €53m through daily deals sites in 2012, up from €46m a year earlier. -
Return shipping charges turn off would-be repeat online customers - survey News
14.12.2012 Retailers who charge their customers for return shipping might as well bid them adieu for good, as most of them are unlikely to buy from those retailers again, a new survey... -
Daily deals site LivingSocial to slash 400 jobs News
30.11.2012 LivingSocial, one of the biggest providers of daily online deals, is to cut 400 jobs, or about 9pc of its workforce, in an attempt to return to profitability.Categories: Web, Social Media, Search, Sales, Internet, Financial, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Bing goes on the attack, warning users not to get ‘Scroogled’ News
29.11.2012 Switching to a paid inclusion model for Google Shopping hasn’t been the search giant’s best decision to date, and now Microsoft’s Bing has placed this controversial move at the...Categories: Search Engines, Search -
Nightline Parcel Motel partners with Make-A-Wish to raise funds through Christmas deliveries News
26.11.2012 Nightline has made an agreement with Make-A-Wish Ireland that €1 for every delivery made through its Parcel Motel service this Christmas will be donated to the wish-granting...Categories: eCommerceTags: Online shopping -
Cyber Monday deals for Irish shoppers hit the web News
26.11.2012 In the wake of Black Friday comes Cyber Monday, its online equivalent. While many online shoppers have been availing of US Thanksgiving-style deals since last week, we’ve... -
Mobile devices drive Black Friday online sales (infographic) News
26.11.2012 Black Friday is the day that shoppers in the US go rabid for one-day-only in-store deals, but with the rise of e-commerce it has increasingly become an online phenomenon, too... -
Black Friday deals for Irish shoppers from Apple, Amazon and GameStop News
22.11.2012 While Black Friday – a day of discounts that transforms average citizens into rabid consumers – is an American phenomenon, there’s no reason why Irish shoppers can’t get a good... -
Cyber Monday: Businesses fear loss of productivity more than security threats - survey News
22.11.2012 Most businesses (59pc) are more worried about the loss of employee productivity from online shopping than they are about potential network threats on Cyber Monday, a survey... -
Most online shoppers have little tolerance for slow speed, poor usability - survey News
20.11.2012 Every hassle-free minute counts when it comes to shopping online, according to a survey that suggests 56pc of consumers who spend more than two hours per week shopping online... -
Prowlster, an online magazine with an e-commerce twist, launches in beta News
14.11.2012 The fashionable minds behind Irish style blog What Will I Wear Today? have just launched their own start-up: Prowlster, an online fashion magazine with a ‘Buy it now’ button. -
Kilkenny Group to create 60 jobs to support growing retail business both online and offline News
31.10.2012 Family-run Irish business Kilkenny Group has announced plans to increase its staff by the end of next year in order to support its growing business both in stores nationwide and...Categories: Careers and Employment