British shoppers’s confidence is building, says the PayPal Online Retail Report 2010. It found significant growth in online spending, but while young people are ‘creeping optimists’, others are more cautious.

Online fashion retailer my-wardrobe.com has reported a 93% sales lift in its latest financial year. The news came as the ‘accessible luxury’ company, founded by Sarah Curran, turned four.

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has come up with a list of 10 ways that marketers can make sure their emails are getting through. It’s a useful read for retailers.

Consumers search online for women’s clothing three times more often than for menswear, yet relatively few major fashion brands appear in the results, says SEO specialist Greenlight.

Argos notched up multichannel sales of £1.9bn in its latest financial year, accounting for 43% of total sales, parent company Home Retail Group said as it announced full-year results.

US electronics multichannel retailer Best Buy is to sell online in the UK from this autumn. Confirmation came as the retail chain prepares to open its first store, in Thurrock, tomorrow.

Brands and companies are not serious enough about using mobile and social networking to engage with their customers and potential customers, many of whom see these channels are their preferred contact medium. But help is at hand

Apps are starting to prove crucial to the nascent m-commerce market, but to get them out across more than just iPhone – think Android , Nokia Ovi, GetJar and more – can be costly and time consuming. Well, help is at hand thanks to a hosted solution from Grapple Mobile

Online retailer Amazon has unveiled a customer education centre where visitors can find out more about 3D technology. The launch comes as 3D box-office hit Avatar is released on 2D DVD.

More than half of British adults now shop online, a BPS/IMRS e-shopping study has found. Meanwhile, 13% of internet users now access the internet from mobile devices.

Two online retailers are among the winners of this year’s Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in International Trade. Isabella Oliver and The Book Depository have both received the prestigious award.

WorldPay veteran Nick Ogden says growth in client numbers for innovative payment services reflects an upturn in the economy.

Carphone Warehouse has posted an upbeat estimate of the profit it expects from its Best Buy joint venture. The update comes days before the first UK Best Buy megastore opens.

Leading musical equipment retailer Digital Village has outsourced its deliveries to multichannel logistics operator iForce in a five-year contract.

In an effort to get the millions of consumers in the UK and Germany who don’t have credit cards shopping online, pre-pay cash company Ukash has launched a virtual MasterCard that opens the e-commerce door to cash shoppers

Despite the downturn, Internet Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers research reveals mobile ad spend beat expectations last year, with entertainment, media and telecoms brands being the biggest m-ad spenders

The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) North America launches its own m-commerce guide and webinar to educate American entertainment companies on the power of mobile retailing and mobile commerce

Burger King in Luton airport trials Bluetooth proximity marketing to drive sales at an out the way outlet and sees 2265 downloaders in a month, but issues still remain over widespread adoption of the technology because of redemption

There is a boom in credit card fraud and ID theft in the UK, finds a study by the leading online security show – Infosec – that kicks off in London this week and 60% of victims blame online retailers

Amazon.com has reported strong growth both worldwide and in its international division, which includes the UK. The Kindle remains its top-selling product, with 500,000 items now available.