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UK Internet visits to skiing and snowboarding websites up 18.5% year on year

January 20th

London, 20 January 2010 — Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that the recent heavy snow and cold weather has led to an increase in traffic to skiing and snowboarding websites.

IMRG-Hitwise Hot Shops List - February 2010

March 2nd

Experian Hitwise today (2nd March) publishes the sixteenth quarterly edition of the IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST, which ranks by popularity, as indicated by visits, the top 50 UK e-retailers* selling goods and services within the IMRG Index Classification**.

In the News

March 10th

CraveFacebook versus Google BuzzJustice News FlashHitwise reports that Facebook contributes 3.52% of clicks to news sites far surpassing Google News. Google News, as Hitwise reports, lags behind Facebook ...Google Buzz survey: Yeah, no one's using itC...

March 10th

Wear Facebook capital of BritainSunderland EchoIn a countdown of top cities for Facebook use, compiled by online intelligence service Experian Hitwise, Durham came second and Newcastle 10th. ...

Blog Posts

March 10th

Today is the tenth anniversary of the bursting of the dotcom bubble, so I though it would be interesting to see how the Internet landscape has changed over the last decade. Below is a list of the top 20 websites in the UK last week, with Google and Facebo...

March 3rd

Yesterday saw the release of the sixteenth quarterly edition of the IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST, which ranks by popularity, as indicated by visits, the top 50 UK e-retailers selling goods and services within the IMRG Index Classification. Click here to s...

Latest Newsletters

Post-Christmas retail round up: Online and offline traffic spikes on Boxing Day

January 2010

The post-Christmas period has become increasingly important for online retailers - and 2009 proved no exception. Boxing Day (26/12/09) was again the busiest day for online retailers during 2009.

The top 50 UK retail and travel websites

December 2009

The IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST provides a unique insight into the top 50 UK e-retailers. The fifteenth edition, based on October rankings, has seen a number of websites grow in the lead up to Christmas.

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The impact of the recession on the web

May 2009

Robin Goad, Director of Research for Hitwise UK, speaks to Sky News about how the top 100 retail and travel websites in the UK are being affected by the recession.

 

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