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IR's Weekend Web Crawl: Look across the pond for the most innovative ways to beat the credit crunch

This week's web crawl takes a trip across the pond to the USA, where retailers have had longer to get used to the credit crunch than we have here in Europe. Many of them have been using the time very wisely, putting on their thinking caps and coming up with some highly interesting — and highly adoptable — ways to maximise sales in a slump

Asda says Daily Deals helped drive traffic up 25%

Asda says it is making its Daily Deals promotion a permanent part of its online offering after a trial this summer played a major part in increasing traffic by a quarter

Visitor numbers to internet retailers drop for first time

Online 'footfall' looks like it is beginning to track the high street. The latest retail traffic figures for the UK show visits are down 0.5% on a year ago. That's still better than in-store, where footfall is down 2.2%, but it's quite a change for online retailing where we've all become used to ever-growing numbers...

Sainsbury's uses online to reposition itself as a value retailer

As part of a bid to stem the flow of shoppers from the mainstream supermarkets to the deep discounters, Sainsbury's has launched a new portal on its website devoted to demonstrating how customers can both shop at Sainsbury's and save money

Supermarkets deliver mixed bag to online shoppers

An online performance benchmarking exercise has found that the UK's leading online grocers are delivering a mixed bag, with Sainsbury.co.uk customers twiddling their thumbs three times longer than Asda.com shoppers

Are supermarkets failing to deliver the goods?

A mystery-shopper test has revealed that not one of five online supermarkets tested could deliver all of the items on a shopping list. This "dismal service" was just one of 11 checks made on leading supermarket sites including Tesco, Ocado and Asda.

Will you be carrying the turkey home from the supermarket?

In many parts of the country, consumers hoping to order their Christmas food supplies online have already missed the boat. Demand is already outstripping supply to the point that Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Ocado have already all but filled up their pre-Christmas fresh produce delivery slots.

Research report on UK supermarkets

Online sales in the UK are anticipated to account for more than 19% of the combined retail sales by 2012 and are projected to exceed £62 billion. According to research by RNCOS, UK supermarkets need to build infrastructure, which will enable them to foray into the online retail market.

Proctor & Gamble launches ecommerce site

Is there any limit to the list of brands that can be sold direct to the consumer on the internet? This week, in what looks like a reaction against supermarkets promoting their own labels against brand-name goods, Proctor & Gamble — owner of Duracell, Braun, Crest, Gillette and other top fmcg brands — has launched its own ecommerce site to sell direct to consumers. But will even the most cash-strapped consumer go direct to P&G?

Tesco.com to get a new look in spring

The supermarket giant is set to give its site a makeover in April, and a focus on how the web can be used to incorporate the retailer into daily family life will be key to the new design. Tesco Greener Living is also to get a boost, with the retailer planning to make the environment a key part of its online strategy for 2009

Online grocery sales outstrip electronic and gadget sales for the first time

Grocery shopping now accounts for 31% of all online sales, 6% ahead of sales for electronic items, according to new research from MyVoucherCodes

The lights go out at Woolworths.co.uk

The Woolworths stores are set to stay open until the other side of Christmas, at least, but it looks as though Woolworths' online operation has been shut down

[Editorial] Time to batten down the hatches?

InternetRetailing.net's web editor, Sarah Clark, on the day's news...

Can consumers still be persuaded to pay a premium price for a premium product? Or will they only buy on price?

Two new pieces of research on how consumers are adjusting their purchasing of branded supermarket goods have been published this week. They indicate that, yes, consumers are cutting down on premium products — but they can still be persuaded to pay extra for a premium product, so long as it's competitively priced or if they think it's good for them