WorkLight, the Web 2.0 for Business specialist, says the e-tail industry is growing strong as Web 2.0 and social eCommerce initiatives are adopted to promote customer-focused, cost-effective business in a time of economic uncertainty, based on two Read more
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October 28, 2008
Retail sales fall less than expected - Financial Times
UK retail sales fell by 0.4 per cent between August and September as hard-pressed consumers cut back on purchases of household goods, clothing and footwear, according to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics. However, economists said Read more
October 26, 2008
Currys feeling the heat as sales slump - Edinburgh News
CURRYS and PC World owner DSG International today said deteriorating consumer confidence has hit sales at its stores across Europe. The firm said total like-for-like sales in the six months to October 18 fell by seven per cent. Its UK computing arm Read more
CompUSA used to be my favorite brick and mortar place to buy computers. But when they closed half of their stores in 2007 , the company switched gears and moved to an Internet-sales model. The CompUSA stores in Northern New Jersey all were shut down Read more
Growth in consumer spend online slowed in September to 14.8%, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. It reveals that although online shopping continues to grow, it’s at a slower rate than the 73.2% growth for September 2007. This was Read more
Earlier today, we reported that visual search engine startup SearchMe had laid off 20 percent of its workforce. Lots of startups are laying off workers this week, but SearchMe is led by long-time Valley veteran Randy Adams. He survived the bursting Read more























