Looking for Online Shops in the UK?
If you are looking for Products, Retailers or Service Providers online at discount prices in the UK, then why not visit the The UK Shopping Centre. First launched in 1995, this online shopping portal remains on of the most popular and established online shopping malls in the UK offering a very comprehensive range of online shopping across the UK.
Internet Shopping and TV Shopping on the Rise
Internet shopping and TV shopping in the UK continue to grow - but not fast enough to prop up growth in the UK's home-delivery business.
Sales of goods ordered in-store, by phone, online, via a catalogue or from a door-to-door sales representative and delivered to the customer's home or place of work were valued at £37bn last year - but growth was only 3.2 per cent compared to 5.6 per cent the previous year.
The research, published by Verdict Research, blamed this growth slump on consumer reluctance to make "big ticket" furniture purchases and a slide in sales at traditional mail operators.
UK online shopping sales have boomed, increasing by 28.9 per cent in 2005, with £1.8bn of products ordered online. Over half of all home delivery shoppers say they place orders online.
According to Verdict, Amazon extended its lead in 2005 as the most popular home-delivery retailer and is now used by 16 per cent of home-delivery shoppers. Argos remains the second most popular retailer.
Though it remains a minor channel of the home-delivery market, TV shopping saw sales rise 18.5 per cent to £949m in 2005 while door-to-door sales grew only 1.2 per cent.
The analysts predict wider penetration of home broadband and a recovery in consumer confidence will lead to strongeronline shopping results and home-delivery market growth this year.
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