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  • Retail round-up: online retail enjoyed a stellar month
  • Lingerie popular among young men, with searches for lingerie doubling in last 2 months
  • eBay achieves highest ever market share of visits
  • Retail websites surpass the Christmas 2004 peak.
  • Kelkoo UK, Pricerunner.com UK, and Shopping.com UK show varying strengths in the lead up to Christmas
  • Robbie Williams tops online chart
  • Can Hitwise predict X Factor winner?
  • Christmas rush for the latest mobile phones
  • MSN is the biggest portal, but Google is not far behind
  • Searches for bird flu on the increase
  • Yahoo! and Google News Search Engines Differ Dramatically in Consumer Usage
  • South-East Asia earthquake prompts response in traffic to the DEC
  • 94% of UK Internet searches are powered by 14% of search engines
  • Searches for petrol prices rocket
  • New hero Flintoff more popular than Rooney
  • Hitwise Predicts 12% Growth for Online Shopping this Christmas
  • As final Ashes test begins, Cricket overtakes Football as UK’s favourite sport online
  • Surge in visits to weather and environmental sites in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
  • Searches for PSP surge as European launch date approaches
  • Online Wedding Planning Explodes
  • Primark lures style-savvy web users as budget brand’s appeal grows
  • Google maps out a plan for commercial success in the travel sector
  • Blogging bigger than ever in the UK
  • Harry Potter casts a spell online
  • Live 8 website the 6th most visited site in the UK on Saturday
  • Glastonbury Festival drives traffic online
  • Game, set and match for top tennis personalities online
  • UK searches for Michael Jackson soar as trial reaches conclusion
  • LIVE 8 fever online as competition deadline approaches
  • Travel Companies Missing Significant Opportunities by Failing to React to Key Offline Events
  • Shopping Search Heats Up with eBay Acquisition of Shopping.com
  • G8 Summit drives traffic to Make Poverty History
  • Sudoku puzzles Internet users as Japanese word craze sweeps UK
  • Jedi fever strikes online as Star Wars film premieres in the UK
  • Travelocity acquisition of Lastminute.com
  • GI Diet craze still a hit with carb-conscious consumers
  • Online Interest shows Liberal Democrats on track for best ever success on Election Eve
  • Hitchhiker’s Guide makes a stellar impact online
  • ASDA and Somerfield – a near-perfect online match
  • 1 in 10 Searches for Leading Brands go to a Competitor Website
  • Labour and Conservatives neck-and-neck online with just two weeks until the Election
  • Bargain hunters search out cheap cars as MG Rover collapses
  • Labour takes the lead online
  • Make Poverty History clicks with online audience
  • Gambling sites reach the home stretch as UK’s biggest horse event approaches
  • Wristband craze hits the online community sector
  • New Doctor Who Outpaces Ant and Dec Saturday Night Take Away
  • Internet seraches for Trampolines bounce back
  • Traffic surplus for Treasury as 2005 Budget released
  • Luck of the Irish for Guinness Website
  • Comic Relieg a winner as fameacademyfinal goes to air
  • Liberal Democrats most searched for Political Party
  • Traffic to Flower and Gifts Sites up 17% Since Valentine’s
  • Interflora Seduces Valentine's Day Shoppers
  • January Sales Boost Online Retail Traffic by 20% Year on Year
  • Online Travel Sector Boost Traffic by 14%
  • Best Ever Year for Online Retail

Hitwise UK Christmas Retail Review 2008

This new report looks back to the holiday season and compares how online and offline retail performed during this year's credit crunch Christmas. Whilst online has continued to increase its share of total retail spending in the UK, it has not proved as recession proof as some had initially hoped.

To download your complimentary copy of this report, which looks at the winners and losers online this Christmas, please fill in the form below.