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Online Christmas Retail Sales Expected To Reach Five Billion
December 2013 - Retail
Online retail sales have been forecast to hit £5 billion this Christmas, an increase of almost a fifth (20%) on last year, while total sales over the festive season are predicted to top £40 billion, a rise of 3.5% on 2012, according to forecasts… Read more...
Survey Suggests That In-Store Sales Will Remain Strong This Christmas
December 2013 - Retail
According to recent findings from Snapett, a business unit of PriceGrabber, retailers are to drive higher volumes of in-store visits through mobile ads target towards women this Christmas. The survey suggests that women are more responsive to mobile alerts… Read more...
Survey Suggests That Half Of Christmas Shopping Will Be Done At The Last Minute
December 2013 - Retail
A survey undertaken at the East Midlands retail outlet McArthurGlen found that more than half (56%) of people leave Christmas shopping until the last minute. However, the survey also discovered that 16% had finished three months before the big day. Women… Read more...
Government Survey Warns UK Companies Not To Underestimate Cyber Threats
December 2013 - Central Government
A new survey by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has revealed that a mere 14% of FTSE 350 firms are regularly considering cyber threats in their decision making. According to the findings, only a quarter (25%) of leading UK public companies… Read more...
Survey Finds 85 Percent of US Writers Concerned About Government Surveillance
December 2013 - Central Government
The majority (85%) of US writers are worried about government surveillance of Americans, with three-quarters (73%) citing that they have never been as worried about privacy rights and freedom of the press as they are today, according to a survey from the… Read more...