Internet Retail News

Here are some useful links pointing to the most relevant issues happening in the Internet retail world.

• Web retailers cash in on record breaking November:

Pre-Christmas sales reached a record high with sales exceeding £3 billion.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/2171029/uk-etailers-enjoyed-november

• UK CBI Retail Sales Index reaches two-year high:

U.K. retail sales rose to the highest in two years as New Year discounts saw UK shoppers buying more clothes and household goods.
http://www.freshplaza.com/2007/0130/ec_us_cbi.html

• Record online Christmas sales confirmed:

UK consumers spend a record £7.7 billion online in just 10 weeks.
http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2172777/record-online-sales-christmas

• Small shops get big on the Web:

This article outlines how Internet retail has broken down the barriers of entry this market, allowing smaller businesses the opportunity to compete on a larger scale.
http://www.roanoke.com/business/wb/wb/xp-104000