15% of all goods sold in the UK are now bought online

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  • Damian_Maxcash
    So Fucking Banned
    • Oct 2002
    • 12745
    #1

    15% of all goods sold in the UK are now bought online

    Thats a pretty impressive statistic - Xmas online spending was up a massive 50% over last year.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7193714.stm

    In the build up to Xmas the spend was about $30 billion.
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    • papill0n
      Unregistered Abuser
      • Oct 2007
      • 15547
      #2
      Actually I just heard yesterday that our national postal service has had a big increase in revenue from people buying goods online but I forget the actually numbers. 15% is a big share and bricks and mortar business must be really feeling that.

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        • Sarah_Jayne
          Now with more Jayne
          • Dec 2002
          • 40077
          #3
          I bet if they broke it down by age groups it would be a lot larger a percentage for those bought by people under 45. Most people I know here would much rather not set foot in a shop unless they are forced to do it. Heck, I am sitting here waiting for the groceries I ordered from the internet to arrive.

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            • spunkmaster
              Confirmed User
              • Jan 2004
              • 2052
              #4
              Ebay said their sales in the UK was huge and growing faster then anyplace else in the world !

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                • Damian_Maxcash
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Oct 2002
                  • 12745
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
                  I bet if they broke it down by age groups it would be a lot larger a percentage for those bought by people under 45. Most people I know here would much rather not set foot in a shop unless they are forced to do it. Heck, I am sitting here waiting for the groceries I ordered from the internet to arrive.
                  I used to love Ocado when I was in the UK - its the best thing ever!

                  The secret is to miss a week and use Tesco instead and they send you a $30 email voucher off your next order.....

                  I used to use the $30 to buy myself a special treat like a really nice wine or something.

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                    • Vendot
                      Confirmed User
                      • May 2002
                      • 3376
                      #6
                      Dont they have home grown wines in Hull?

                      .... fermented in the estates hahaha
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                        • Damian_Maxcash
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Oct 2002
                          • 12745
                          #7
                          Originally posted by vendot
                          Dont they have home grown wines in Hull?

                          .... fermented in the estates hahaha
                          lol - yes Hull has some of the biggest estates in Europe

                          'Chateu de Bransholme' is world famous for its faint aroma of stale urine....

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                            • Apache_A
                              Confirmed User
                              • May 2004
                              • 434
                              #8
                              You'd think that the increased revenue for the Royal Mail would enable them to sort their shit out..
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                                • Sarah_Jayne
                                  Now with more Jayne
                                  • Dec 2002
                                  • 40077
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Damian_Maxcash
                                  I used to love Ocado when I was in the UK - its the best thing ever!

                                  The secret is to miss a week and use Tesco instead and they send you a $30 email voucher off your next order.....

                                  I used to use the $30 to buy myself a special treat like a really nice wine or something.
                                  I use Tesco because it is cheaper but still have good things and it adds up because I cook from scratch most nights. I have been using them since pretty much right after they started doing the online shopping in like 2001. There have been pretty much no problems. If you don't order from Tescos for like a month they start offering you deals too. We had our lift being fixed in the fall and it took two months and I couldn't ask them to deliver up stairs. By the end of the repair they were sending me emails pretty much begging me to shop with them again.

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                                    • Sarah_Jayne
                                      Now with more Jayne
                                      • Dec 2002
                                      • 40077
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Apache_A
                                      You'd think that the increased revenue for the Royal Mail would enable them to sort their shit out..
                                      You would think, huh? My post forgot to arrive today. That happens a lot on a Friday.

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                                        • Drake
                                          Hello world!
                                          • Mar 2003
                                          • 12508
                                          #11
                                          Pretty impressive

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                                            • scottybuzz
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • May 2006
                                              • 14799
                                              #12
                                              hard to believe seeing as tescos owns £1 in every £8 spent by british consumers and they're supermarkets and lets face it we havent even added the other supermarkets, you may shop online for everything, but you are webmasters., its expected.

                                              ahh but what do i know...
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                                                • Damian_Maxcash
                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                  • 12745
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by scottybuzz
                                                  hard to believe seeing as tescos owns £1 in every £8 spent by british consumers and they're supermarkets and lets face it we havent even added the other supermarkets, you may shop online for everything, but you are webmasters., its expected.

                                                  ahh but what do i know...
                                                  What?.......

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                                                    • Sarah_Jayne
                                                      Now with more Jayne
                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                      • 40077
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by scottybuzz
                                                      hard to believe seeing as tescos owns £1 in every £8 spent by british consumers and they're supermarkets and lets face it we havent even added the other supermarkets, you may shop online for everything, but you are webmasters., its expected.

                                                      ahh but what do i know...
                                                      Yeah, because we were the people surveyed.

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                                                        • RomaCash
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Dec 2007
                                                          • 213
                                                          #15
                                                          good news.

                                                          Then more people involved then better for us - we can offer more services to consumer masses.
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                                                            • Scott McD
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • Nov 2002
                                                              • 67792
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by Apache_A
                                                              You'd think that the increased revenue for the Royal Mail would enable them to sort their shit out..
                                                              I fucking HATE Royal Mail.

                                                              Clueless assholes !! How they can go on strike over things like pay etc is a joke...


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                                                                • testpie
                                                                  Mostly retired
                                                                  • Apr 2006
                                                                  • 3231
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by Apache_A
                                                                  You'd think that the increased revenue for the Royal Mail would enable them to sort their shit out..
                                                                  They have done - they now rape and pilfer more items of mail than ever before!

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                                                                    • scottybuzz
                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                      • May 2006
                                                                      • 14799
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by Damian_Maxcash
                                                                      What?.......
                                                                      what do you mean what?
                                                                      Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
                                                                      Yeah, because we were the people surveyed.
                                                                      i just find it hard to believe thats all. It wouldnt be the first time a statistic has been wrong has it.

                                                                      Sure you see a lot of delivery trucks on the road, but to account for 15% of goods? something doesnt seem right there.
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                                                                        • buzzy
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • May 2007
                                                                          • 2606
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by Scott McD

                                                                          Clueless assholes !! How they can go on strike over things like pay etc is a joke...
                                                                          What do you expect them to go on strike for? Dirty gear sticks in their vans?

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                                                                            • Sarah_Jayne
                                                                              Now with more Jayne
                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                              • 40077
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by scottybuzz
                                                                              what do you mean what?


                                                                              i just find it hard to believe thats all. It wouldnt be the first time a statistic has been wrong has it.

                                                                              Sure you see a lot of delivery trucks on the road, but to account for 15% of goods? something doesnt seem right there.
                                                                              How many people under 40 do you know that haven't ordered a book from Amazon?

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                                                                                • Damian_Maxcash
                                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                                  • 12745
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  ScottyBuzz - whats the problem?

                                                                                  This was a survey of retailers - not GFY surfers.....

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                                                                                    • Scott McD
                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                      • Nov 2002
                                                                                      • 67792
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by buzzy
                                                                                      What do you expect them to go on strike for? Dirty gear sticks in their vans?
                                                                                      They shouldn't be on strike for anything considering how bad the service is in the first place...


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                                                                                        • Sarah_Jayne
                                                                                          Now with more Jayne
                                                                                          • Dec 2002
                                                                                          • 40077
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          The courier service that Amazon uses is almost worse than Royal Mail.

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