Internet Retailing

Items tagged with 'payments'

Topshop website pursues the almighty dollar

The fashion retailer is to extend its site to accept payments in US dollars ahead of the opening of its flagship US store in New York

[Editorial] Google's "Checkout" and the retail challenge

Google's "Checkout" is more than a payment sytem to rival PayPal: this system questions who is the actual retailer in the mind of the customer, and weakens retailers' increasingly tentative grip on customer loyalty.

More than half of all adults bought online...

... according to some recently-released research by APACS (the banks' clearing association). 52% of all adults - some 25million people - bought items online last year - an 11% increase on 2004. On the high street only 6% by value of purchases are with a credit card, but online that's 49%. This is an issue for account and credit-led companies since the expectation is that payment is by card.

Visa vouchers for 9 million new online shoppers?

Almost nine million people have been left out in the cold from the internet shopping revolution according to figures from APACS in an Online Shopper study by 3V Transactional Services.

What's wrong with cash?

This year has seen a host of services launched enabling internet users to pay offline for online purchases. Continuing her blog for the 2008 Retail Business Show, Penelope Ody looks at some of the newer ways for customers to pay (and some old favourites) and how they will impact on retailers in the high street...

US online retailers increase payment options

Online fraud and the credit squeeze has forced US retailers to increase the number of payment options available and it seems to be boosting sales.

Amazon takes on PayPal and Google Checkout

Amazon is making a move into the ecommerce platform space, allowing other retailers to use its trademark 1-Click system as part of a new hosted ecommerce solution