December 2010
Despite Sunday 5 December being the busiest pre-Christmas day of the year for online retailers, some of the top retail brands actually received more visits from UK Internet users on Sunday 12 December than the famous “Cyber Sunday”.
October 2010
Social networks are rapidly becoming the nation's favourite online pastime. As more time is being spent on social networking sites, Hitwise data shows retail brands tapping into the power of social media to drive online traffic and sales.
September 2010
Our recently released Quarterly Travel Review reveals that between May and July 2010, New York was the most popular destination, accounting for 3.89% of all flight searches by UK Internet users.
August 2010
Facebook is the second most visited website in the UK: in June it accounted for 7.14% of all UK Internet visits and over half (54.48%) of all visits to a social networking websites.
July 2010
On 22 June 2010 the new Chancellor, George Osborne, delivered an Emergency Budget aimed at reducing the British deficit.
June 2010
Peroni, sponsors of the Italian team and England sponsors, Carlsberg saw the greatest number of UK Internet searches of all World Cup sponsors during the week ending 26/06/2010.
April 2010
During the week ending 17/04/2010 UK Internet users searched for over 10,000 different terms containing the word 'volcano', up from less than 1,000 the week prior.
March 2010
The IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST provides a unique insight into the top 50 UK e-retailers.
February 2010
After the recent launch of the Hitwise France service, which provides clients with data on website, industry and category rankings, clickstream traffic activity, search behaviour and keyword research, the following is a first glance into French Internet usage.
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.