Archive for December, 2008

62% Of Britons Expect To Spend More Online This Christmas

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Almost two-thirds of UK consumers expect to do more Christmas shopping online this year - and women are leading the way.

Free Business Health Check

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Analyse key areas of your business and identify problems in less than 5 minutes, using a new online tool from Business Link.

Actinic Upgrades Its Ecommerce Cover Package

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Ecommerce supplier Actinic has upgraded its Actinic Cover software protection package. In addition to free software upgrades, all subscribers will now benefit from priority telephone support; emergency web hosting provision; and a range of discounts on third party software and services.

BBC To Enter Digital Download Market?

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

The BBC is currently testing an online player that will make its TV and radio programmes available over the internet. According to industry analysts, the corporation may also include links to commercial music download sites.

Online Retailing up 55%

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Online sales for the second quarter of 2007 were up 55% on the previous year, according to the IMRG. In the biggest sustained growth for four years, online retail spend in June topped £3.5 billion - more than a whole year’s takings in London’s West End

2checkout payment module

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Modified pm2checkout module with easier install, based on version V2.1 revised April 2, 2005 by Alex Seto



Original install document is included to give credit to all the contributors aswell as a historical overview of this contribution.



To install just follow the instructions in the install file.



DO NOT email or pm me any questions about this module, ask any questions in the support forum:



http://forums.oscommerce.com/index.php?showtopic=272486





This contribution is ofcourse GNU, and used at your own risk..and so on….. ;-)

E-retail Buoyant As Amazon Celebrates 10 Years

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

In the month that Amazon.com celebrates 10 years of online trading, e-retail group the IMRG announced a 27.5% year-on-year growth in UK online retail sales.

eTail UK – a few notes of interest from the conference

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

I was one of the speakers and attendees at the inaugural eTail UK conference this year in the UK. I scribbled down lots of notes intending to do a series of blog posts based on what I heard and learned.

That was over 2 months ago nowÂ… But I thought IÂ’d at least capture a few snippets of interest that I still remember.

University Of Huddersfield Awards New MSc E-business Prize

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Award reflects the growing popularity and importance of e-business in the business and academic environments.

Delivering An Effective Online Retail Strategy

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Free to retailers, this one-day event will address six important areas to help you develop or benchmark your current online strategy.