Consumers flock to online shops
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E-commerce is looking healthy in the UK although the exact figures are in dispute.
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It&#39;s a great time to be an Internet shopper, but the same search technology that is transforming the Web into a bargain-hunter&#39;s paradise is putting the squeeze
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It's shaping up to be a very  merry holiday season for online retailers.
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Online shops look set to have a good Christmas as UK web-users get the online buying habit.
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Web sites promising to find the best travel deals have online travel agents wondering if they have a new friend or enemy. For consumers, however, choices are rising
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Researchers report Web shoppers are busier and happier than last year, as the holiday approaches and online sales finally slow.
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European consumers are becoming increasingly confident about shopping online, with half of those with computers at home indulging in a little e-commerce, according to survey results published.
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IT investments in Web sites, combined with greater acceptance of online shopping on the part of consumers, will drive the growth.
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Travel: Gear up for a Christmas spending spree with a spot of online window shopping.
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Face it, shopaholics -- the Internet drains much of the fun out of holiday shopping and replaces it with ice-cold efficiency. Who wouldn't rather stroll through Neiman Marcus or Best Buy with their best buddy than sit solo in front of a computer, eyeballing page after page of tiny pictures showing what you could reach out and touch at real malls?
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Vendors and researchers have detected various new trends at play in online retail shopping this holiday season, such as shoppers' increased use of search engines and comparison shopping services to make better informed buying decisions. Not all trends are encouraging, however, such as a disconcertingly high percentage of shoppers willing to buy from spammers.
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Online merchants are poised to record a much bigger rise in holiday sales than their offline counterparts. Broadband expansion, more luxury gift sales and a rise in late shoppers help the bottom line. By Joanna Glasner.
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As more and more retailers try to cash in on the online music scene, things are becoming increasingly befuddling for consumers -- especially for consumers who stray from the Apple iPod fold.
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Retailers are increasingly offering ways for consumers to shop online but pick up their goods in stores, letting customers avoid shipping costs.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily January 18, 2005 - NEW YORK - Technology has enabled consumers to splurge with a click and a keystroke and retailers to target those customers with ever increasing precision. Ed Carey, global managing director of the consumer business practice at Deloitte &amp; Touche, says "[retailers] are moving from mass merchandising to a more targeted approach &#8230; taking six billion consumers to one," noting retailers' use of directed mailing campaigns, consumer loyalty programs and personalized in-store promotions this holiday season.
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By Jane Kwiatkowski, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Dec. 9--Tired of cranky cashiers? Sick of ATM lines? Want to know where there are no lines?   Online -- at the Internet Mall, where you can join 115 million other shoppers this holiday season.
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Bargain hunters who could not wait till the traditional Boxing Day sales have been busy online during Christmas Day, retailers say.