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Cyber Monday sets new online shopping record

December 5th, 2012
Posted in James Murray

Tweet As expected, Monday 3 December 2012 dubbed “Cyber Monday” set new online shopping records this year in the UK. British Internet users made a massive 112 million visits to retail websites on Monday, the most visits the retail industry has ever seen in a single day. This represents a 32% increase compared to last [...][ READ MORE ]

What’s the difference between Mega Monday and Cyber Monday?

November 21st, 2012
Posted in James Murray

Tweet Somehow it’s magically become Christmas time again and 2012 is going to be another record breaking year for online retail. On Cyber Monday (3 December 2012) we’re predicting UK Internet users will make 115 million visits to retail websites, up 36% from last year and setting a new record as the busiest day ever [...][ READ MORE ]

Argos must change demographics to challenge Amazon

October 26th, 2012
Posted in James Murray

Tweet This week Argos announced that it would be realigning its strategy to become more digitally focused. According to The Guardian, Argos wants to become a ‘digital-led retailer’ with new initiatives to provide a wider range of products and attract a new demographic of customer who are more affluent and have higher disposable incomes. Argos [...][ READ MORE ]