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.
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**.
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A couple of years ago we highlighted the extraordinary case of Woodlands Junior School, the best optimised school website in the UK. It appears high up on the Google SERP for popular seasonal terms such as ‘mothers day’, ‘pancake day’, ‘easter’ and ‘lent’...
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.
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.
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.