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![]() Online retail wins, but still fails to deliverBy Paul Hudson |
The flurry of retail Christmas trading statements is over. And without a doubt the winners were online retail. This year, online retail scored a bigger and more significant win than ever before – average spend per online shopper was up by a massive £25 per head, a 15% increase from 2010. By contrast, high street shoppers spent on average £13 less than in 2010. So online retail was clear winners.
However, on closer inspection, our research (conducted through our syndicated online resea...
![]() How the Kindle will revolutionise readingBy Paul Hudson |
I recently blogged about books dying quicker than CDs. This Christmas, the Kindle (and other e-readers) was the tech gift of the year. Without a doubt, this was the gadget to give. Our Christmas research highlighted this trend with 24% of all tech gifts being an e-reader. To me, the most significant...
![]() Location, Location, Location!By Paul Hudson |
As Facebook adds the co-founders of Gowalla to its development team, we are reminded of the importance of location in shaping the future of mobile services. Both the BBC and CNN have reported that ‘location services’ is a key driver behind the move for Gowalla:
"Facebook Places seems to work fairly well but they want to make...