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Xbox 360 Price Cut - Updated on Console Wars
August 21, 2007
According to Stephen McGill, head of gambling and entertainment for Xbox UK, the "Xbox 360 is uniquely placed to take the UK by storm this Christmas". After yesterday's announcement of a price cut for the gaming console, we thought it... Continue reading...
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Amazon UK Traffic Sources
July 30, 2007
Amazon.co.uk is the second most visited retail website after eBay UK based on UK internet visits and ranks #15 overall, just behind BBC.co.uk and ahead of YouTube. We're all familiar with the retail giant, but from where does Amazon get... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Hopkins at 08:00 AM
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Next Sale Tops Summer Sale Searches
July 27, 2007
The day the Next summer sale began, Next.co.uk climbed to rank 3rd among retail websites, behind eBay UK and Amazon UK and ahead of retail giants Tesco and Argos. We issued a news release on this earlier this week and... Continue reading...
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Gumtree Enters Top 20 Retail Websites in May
June 08, 2007
If you live in London and have hired a nanny, you've likely come across Gumtree. The site is also popular among my Aussie and Kiwi friends for finding flats. I recently used the site to buy a child car seat... Continue reading...
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Bad Weather Drives Shoppers Online
May 30, 2007
The miserable weather over the bank holiday weekend caused a spike in online shopping in the UK. Retail and Travel websites reached their highest peak in share of UK Internet visits from the past two months. UK visits to retail... Continue reading...
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Moss Mania: Topshop.co.uk Reaches its Highest Ranking
May 02, 2007
Yesterday at 4 AM, the Kate Moss collection for Topshop went on sale online after being unveiled at the retailer's flagship Oxford Street store on Monday. Demand on the Topshop site was so high that the Kate Moss collection reportedly... Continue reading...
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Crocs Shoes Most Searched for Fashion Item in UK
April 23, 2007
UK searches for "crocs" have increased 8-fold in the past 3 months, and have taken the #1 spot as the most searched for fashion item. The share of UK Internet searches for "crocs" is up from a base of zero... Continue reading...
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PlayStation 3 UK Launch - Top Searched Console but Muted Enthusiasm
March 20, 2007
The PlayStation 3 launches in the UK on Friday and so we did some analysis of search data to get a sense for demand. The PS3 was the most searched for console last week, edging out the Nintendo Wii. However,... Continue reading...
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Moonpig - Relative Newcover Takes #3 Spot Among Flowers and Gifts
February 14, 2007
Have you heard of Moonpig? I hadn't before yesterday when I wrote up a quick news release for Valentine's Day. The site caught my eye as it ranked #3 among Flowers and Gifts websites last week (the peak week for... Continue reading...
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M&S, HMV.co.uk and Woolworths Big Winners at Christmas (Along with Y! and Google) - Review of Predictions
January 11, 2007
In September, we issued predictions for Christmas retailing. I'll review those predictions here and let you know what really happened. Prediction: Share of category visits will rise 8% year on year We over-estimated the growth slightly. In December 2006, visits... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Hopkins at 12:00 PM
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Threshers Voucher Creates Storm Online
December 05, 2006
Wow - a good deal sure can spread quickly online! Last week, Threshers, the high street off-license (AKA wine store) sent a 40% discount voucher around to suppliers and distributors . The offer spread virally across the web and resulted... Continue reading...
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Nintendo DS Lite Pink - Girl Geeks Rejoice
November 20, 2006
About this time last year, I blogged that Pink is the New Black as kids (and my cousin in particular) raced to get their hands on the Motorola Razr in Pink. Well, pink is hot again this year with pink... Continue reading...
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Ugg Boots - What Gives?
November 07, 2006
UK internet searches for "ugg boots" nearly doubled last week - up 82% in market share of UK internet searches. Year on year, searches for "ugg boots" were up more than six-fold. I asked colleagues about it today - one... Continue reading...
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Pirate and Darth Vader Costume Searches Lead in the UK
October 23, 2006
My favourite North American event is taking the UK by storm - well at least it's inching its way into the hearts and minds of UK consumers. The market share of UK internet searches for "halloween costumes" was up 19%... Continue reading...
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Google Book Search Drives Visits to Book Retailers and Attracts Low Income Seniors
August 31, 2006
Yesterday's announcement that Google would offer free downloads of out-of-print books from Google Book Search sparked much debate among publishers and book sellers are threatening to sue. Hitwise data reveals that the top downstream site from Google Book Search UK... Continue reading...
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Multichannel Retailing - Benchmarking Performance
June 22, 2006
I spoke at Retail Week's Achieving Multichannel Integration in Retail conference this morning on Measuring and Benchmarking Performance in Multichannel Retail. I likened measuring the impact of online marketing on online sales to the holy grail for online marketers. Alas,... Continue reading...
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