Tech tips for a happy eChristmas

Merchants are working on their web design and advertising campaigns ready for the big Christmas rush. But if one of your servers goes down or your website crashes at a critical time, all this effort will have been a waste.

Christmas Q&A: Nick Whitmore of FalseEyeLashes.co.uk

Nick Whitmore, Managing Director of falseeyelashes.co.uk, speaks to us about how he copes with Christmas and lessons he’s learned from 2012. Questions devised by Martina Mercer When do you start to consider Christmas? What is your D Day? Because the products we stock tend to be used for Christmas parties as opposed to actual Christmas […]

The Christmas rush in numbers

Ecommerce sites need to prepare for a rise in product demand and consumer traffic over the Christmas rush. With recent figures revealing that 72% of UK adults buy their goods online, consider how to make the most out of your sites during the busiest shopping period of the year.

Customers aren’t just for Christmas

Online retailers need to be sure they have all their ducks in a row for Christmas, but those that want to maximise their profits should be using strategies that will work all year round, says Phil Rothwell, sales and marketing director of SellerDeck.

Is your website ready for Black Friday?

Black Friday is the name given to the day following Thanksgiving in the US, traditionally marking traditionally the start of the holiday shopping season worldwide. It has routinely been the busiest shopping day of the year.

A guide to retail seasonality in 2012

Online retailers have numerous chances to up-sell based on seasons throughout the rest of 2012 with a view to increasing annual revenues.