ITQ Solutions, KC3 and Greater Vision have been named as the first Actinic Regional Partners of the Year 2005 for the North, Midlands and South respectively.
A new report indicates that almost half of online shoppers have increased their shopping habits; but 44% have abandoned carts because of lack of information.
European photo sharing and printing website Photobox has raised €10m (£6.7m) in financing led by HarbourVest Partners.
Index Ventures and Highland Capital Partners also participated in the funding round, which the company will use to launch new sites and products, as well as expanding its current capacity.
US media group Hearst Corporation is reportedly set to buy Kaboodle, an online community that allows shoppers to bookmark and discover products.
The move, according to the Wall Street Journal, will see Hearst using the site to tap into social shopping and attempting to engage its magazine readers in new ways.