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eBay buys out Magento.

Posted on Wednesday, 8 June 2011 by Paul McSweeney

It was announced earlier this week that eBay has bought the 51% of Magento that it didn’t already own. It had already paid $22.5m for 49% of the company last year. Magento provides e-commerce platforms to small and medium sized … Continue reading →

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Why we are sold on the potential of Social Commerce

Posted on Saturday, 23 April 2011 by Paul McSweeney

Facebook and f-commerce is really growing fast. As with most new ideas, they become widespread in the States, and then come to the UK. This is true of f-commerce too. Firms have successfully being deploying Facebook as a sales channel … Continue reading →

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Amazon is moving upmarket

Posted on Monday, 21 June 2010 by Paul McSweeney

Amazon is relaunching its online clothing and shoe business with a focus on high-end style as it vies with rivals such as Yoox and Net-a-Porter in the expanding online fashion market. US online sales of clothing, shoes and accessories increased … Continue reading →

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Innovation brings a touch of class to online shopping

Posted on Wednesday, 16 June 2010 by Paul McSweeney

E-commerce is not generally seen as the sexiest corner of the internet these days. Amazon has become the world’s general store, eBay the world’s flea market. Wal-Mart and Target offer predictably low prices. Brands sell direct through their websites, but … Continue reading →

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Solving the collection of online orders..does Asos have the answer?

Posted on Thursday, 10 June 2010 by Paul McSweeney

Asos, the fast-growing clothing retailer, has been talking to a number of retailers, including chemist chain Alliance Boots, about allowing customers to collect their orders at Boots stores to avoid the frustration of missed deliveries. The Aim-listed business is trying … Continue reading →

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Did Amazon miss the boat on Social Commerce?

Posted on Tuesday, 1 June 2010 by Paul McSweeney

Few will dispute Amazon’ s role as the current king of the e-commerce space.  Many of the leading lights in social commerce, were present at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York last week, where they discussed the idea of … Continue reading →

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Social Commerce: It’s all in the mind

Posted on Monday, 3 May 2010 by Paul McSweeney

The purpose of this paper is to (hopefully) provide you with some insight into how social commerce works from a psychological standpoint. It is important to understand why it makes commercial sense to help people to connect where they buy … Continue reading →

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