US online retailer Buy.com has opened sites in the UK, Germany and France in time for the Christmas rush.

53% of online British adults say they are transacting more online this year, but three quarters say they are still experiencing issues with ecommerce sites.

The high-end lingerie retailer has launched a global ecommerce site that supports 26 countries, six languages and three currencies.

The fashion etailer grabbed four awards, including the peer-voted Online Gold Award, while Sainsburys and Ocado picked up two each.

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The US clothing retailer has told investors that it will be launching an online business in the UK in 2010.

The carrier is rolling out a sub-2kg parcel service, HDN Lite, to compete directly with Royal Mail’s second class offering — and has already signed up 2m parcels from existing customers.

The online parcel delivery service has launched a service to allow smaller businesses to send parcels of up to 3kg for £3.99.

The vast majority of online retailers believe postal strikes will discourage consumers from shopping online in the run up to Christmas, according to a membership poll by trade body IMRG.

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The new look M&S website includes a wide range of new features and the retailer is running a short-term promotion offering free deliveries on all UK orders and international orders over £90.

The etail giant has removed the £5 minimum spend for free delivery that it introduced in the run-up to last Christmas.

The department store chain’s new delivery contract will run until 2012 and covers both ecommerce deliveries and items such as the wedding list service.

The department store chain has issued a statement outlining how it will make sure deliveries will remain unaffected by a postal strike.

The price comparison service has commissioned CEBR to conduct a detailed analysis of the financial impact of the Royal Mail strike.

The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium show that sales were 11.9% higher in September 2009 compared to a year ago, compared to an overall retail sales increase of only 2.8%.

Javari offers free next day delivery, free returns and a price match guarantee.

68% of UK marketers deliver multi-channel marketing messages based on customer segments, according to new research from ExactTarget — but only 35% know which channels their customers prefer.

The three brands are using Reevoo to add customer reviews to their websites.