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...

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...