Monthly Archives: September 2011

The iTunes treatment has come to the book industry

Posted on Sunday, 25 September 2011 by Paul McSweeney

In the first five months of this year, sales of consumer e-books in America overtook those of hardback books. Amazon now sells more e-books than paper books. That really is an incredible statistic. Borders, who not so long ago, could … Continue reading →

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Mobile retail – the perfect way to buy

Posted on Monday, 19 September 2011 by Paul McSweeney

Even though buying things with our phones is still more of a novelty than a way of life, this is changing rapidly. Ocado on the Go, for example, already accounts for more than 12% of the internet retail firm’s sales … Continue reading →

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Online retail has definitely come of age:

Posted on Monday, 12 September 2011 by Paul McSweeney

Not a day goes by when we do not hear of the demise of the High St. Indeed, TV footage showing the empty shops goes to show just how much of an impact the Internet has had over the last … Continue reading →

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Social commerce does work; a recent paper from Adobe says as much!

Posted on Monday, 5 September 2011 by Paul McSweeney

A recent whitepaper published from Adobe underlines the importance of the Facebook Like button. We all know that Facebook is an integral part of many people’s lives, and that it has offered businesses an hitherto unseen opportunity to engage meaningfully … Continue reading →

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