Retail
Weather Patterns = Search Patterns = Spending Patterns
Posted By Sam,
July 11th, 2012
Due to the weather, the Brighton deckchair salesman has said it has been his worst year in 20 years.
We are told that the UK is one of the trickiest countries in the world to predict the weather. But if you think it’s hard being a weatherman predicting the next three days’ outcome, imagine what it’s like for a British retailer to predict spending patterns months in advance on an island that can have heat-waves in March, floods in August and droughts in December.
The weather is fickle and therefore so are our spending patterns. But how much does the weather impact on our online search patterns and therefore our spending? (more…)
Independent Fashion Site Goes Live
Posted By Andrew Mabbott,
March 22nd, 2011
Independent Boutique is an online store for women’s fashion and accessories, showcasing work from the best independent British designers. By selling together through a single platform, designers are able to reach a larger audience, while fashion-conscious shoppers get instant access to the rich talent and creativity the UK fashion industry has to offer through a single-branded environment.
Woolworths Online Going Down
Posted By Jon,
January 6th, 2009
Woolworths – Company Focus. Woolworths has obviously had a bad time of things lately.
With the company going into administration and the 1000s of employees facing unemployment just weeks before Christmas, it’s not been happy reading. Woolworths Decline.
John Lewis sees Record Online Sales
Posted By Jon,
December 15th, 2008
It is not all doom and gloom in retail at the moment. The High Street may be daubed in big reduction offers mixed with a certain malaise, but online seems a happier, more relaxed and confident place to be.
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Is today going to be Mega Mega Monday?
Posted By Jon,
The credit crunch doesn’t seem to be effecting online sales as much as the High street, with recent reports of record sales over the internet. The second Monday of December has been dubbed Mega Monday for being the biggest online shopping day of the year.
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