News post / January 4, 2011

Dissecting the Connected Kingdom

This month a new report from The Connected Kingdom highlighted the progress the UK has made online. What does it mean? Well for starters the Internet contributed approx £100 billion to the UK economy in 2009. This was found to be larger than the construction, transportation and utilities industries. But one of the striking figures was that 60% of this is linked to e-commerce showing that users are now flocking […]

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News post / December 3, 2010

Top 10 UK E-commerce Websites

Our clients are always asking us; who are the biggest and best e-commerce stores in the whole of the UK? Well, here’s the top 10 and our comments. 1. Amazon UK – www.amazon.co.uk Seemingly always top of the pile, Amazon continues to strengthen its position as the place to go online shopping 2. Argos – www.argos.co.uk Surprisingly Argos sits above Play, proving that function is ultimately more important than presentation. […]

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News post / August 9, 2010

Why Paypal is a good idea

An essential element to setting up your online shop is a trustworthy way of collecting payment. We personally recommend Paypal because they act as a badge of credibility and trust on your website. It’s difficult to underestimate the value of these two factors when you’re asking people to part with their money. Another option is to have your online payment system white-labeled, which removes all third-party branding. Sagepay is a […]

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