Irish users divided over Web shopping
A new survey by Deloitte & Touche showed that around a fifth of Irish people with Internet access are likely to make "significant" purchases over the Internet.
September 05 in E-COMMERCE

Ebookers offers ski holidays on-line
On-line travel agency Ebookers has launched a micro Web site to allow ski holidays to be bought on-line.
September 04 in E-COMMERCE

E-commerce stats reveal modest growth
E-commerce sales in the US have increased by over 20 percent since the second quarter of 2000 as a new study shows many e-tailers are weathering the slowdown.
August 31 in E-COMMERCE

Schwab cuts jobs amidst trading slump
Charles Schwab, a US-based on-line and discount brokerage firm, said on Thursday it would cut up to 11 percent of its workforce as a result of the slowdown in trading activity.
August 31 in E-COMMERCE

New site aims at re-mortgaging market
The independent mortgage broker National Credit has launched what it claims is Ireland's first dedicated re-mortgage Web site.
August 24 in E-COMMERCE

Manx Telecom signs deal with Trintech
Manx Telecom is deploying Trintech's PayWare eHost secure payment gateway for its new e-commerce initiative.
August 14 in E-COMMERCE

Popularity of e-wealth management grows
Personal wealth management on-line is becoming increasingly popular, according to market analysis company Datamonitor.
August 07 in E-COMMERCE

Research firm predicts e-banking growth
The proportion of people banking on-line in Europe will grow from current levels of between 10 and 15 percent to around 30 percent by 2005.
August 07 in E-COMMERCE

Irish public resists e-commerce
More than 47 percent of Irish adults say they will never use the Internet according to a new report from Amarach.
August 01 in E-COMMERCE

US on-line consumer spending drops
US consumer spending on the Web dropped by nearly 18 percent in June to USD3.2 billion, according to Forrester Research.
July 25 in E-COMMERCE

Irish Permanent announces Yahoo deal
Irish Permanent has linked up with Yahoo UK & Ireland in a move to further promote its on-line mortgage facility.
July 19 in E-COMMERCE

Structure launches energy trading suite
A US software consulting company has launched an energy-trading suite for the European marketplace.
July 16 in E-COMMERCE

IMM announces losses over STG4 million
UK-based Internet Music & Media (IMM) has issued preliminary results with heavy losses but remained optimistic about the future in the face of struggling on-line music industry.
July 13 in E-COMMERCE

On-line financial tools face obstacles
Most Irish financial services companies see the Internet as a means to cost reduction and operational efficiency with only a secondary focus on customer acquisition.
July 12 in E-COMMERCE

Ladbrokes to launch visitor geolocation
Bookmaker Ladbrokes is to team up with Sports.com for the geolocation of Web site visitors.
July 11 in E-COMMERCE

ebookers expands its on-line holidays
UK-based on-line travel agency ebookers has launched a new initiative to increase the number of package holidays on its site.
July 10 in E-COMMERCE

Xtender launches EU tender alert system
A new European on-line service, www.xtender.com, has been set up for alerting companies about new EU tenders in each industrial sector.
July 04 in E-COMMERCE

Teens have great influence on e-commerce
Teenagers could prove to be a lucrative revenue source for on-line businesses, according to the author of a report on the usage of the Internet by Generation Y.
June 29 in E-COMMERCE

Ireland boasts high Internet penetration
TNS Interactive has published its global eCommerce Report for 2001, showing Ireland to be ahead of the world's average in terms of Internet users.
June 28 in E-COMMERCE

Yahoo and Lastminute sign e-travel deal
Travel site Lastminute.com has signed an agreement with Yahoo UK & Ireland in a deal that will give users access to a range of flight and holiday offers.
June 27 in E-COMMERCE

Pan-European travel portal launched
A new European travel portal, Opodo.com, backed by Aer Lingus and eight other European airlines has been launched.
June 26 in E-COMMERCE

Omnipay to secure an IEP45 million deal
Omnipay is to secure a deal worth up to IEP45 million over the next five years with US-based First Data Merchant Services.
June 26 in E-COMMERCE

On-line gambling set to grow rapidly
While many B2C Web sites struggle, on-line and iTV gambling is to boom over the next few years, according to research.
June 25 in E-COMMERCE

Globogift signs deal with Asatsu
Irish company Globogift, a gift certificate Web site, has signed a deal with one of Japan's largest marketing and advertising companies, Asatsu.
June 25 in E-COMMERCE

Tesco.com looks to enter US market
Food retailer and e-grocer Tesco is to bring its home shopping model to the US following its investment in on-line retailer GroceryWorks.
June 25 in E-COMMERCE