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# eCommerce

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Online shopping surged by 15% last month but shop sales suffered
The clothing and footwear sector continues to struggle.
The Irish kings of online 'mystery shoppers' now with $20m in their coffers
Clavis Insight was founded in 2008. Soon it will employ 300 people worldwide.
'They were intrigued to hear about three Irish guys with no company... no product'
Yet fast forward two years later and ChannelSight is developing at a rapid pace,
This questionable plus-size leggings ad is all sorts of WTF
Marketing at its worst.
Planning on shopping online? Here's what to keep in mind
It’s the busiest time of the year for online shopping, but what should you be aware of before you hit the ‘buy’ button?
Phishing attacks are down, but be careful before Christmas
Phishing is surprisingly lucrative.
Here's everything you need to know about the launch of Apple Pay
It works in McDonalds and taxis. (But it’s not in Ireland yet).
Twitter uses Stripe partnership to help test out 'Buy' button
The online payments company founded by Limerick brothers John and Patrick Collison will help power Twitter’s new service.
Irish consumers are spending 50% more online than last year
However, if you lose online, you lose big…
Explainer: Why the new challenger to Bitcoin is worth keeping an eye on
The new currency has been backed by Stripe, founded by the Limerick brothers Patrick and John Collison, but is it worth taking note of?
There were 32,154 new .ie websites last year - and most are business-related
And Irish SMEs might just be getting all innovative about their names.
Missing link? Less than one-quarter of Irish SMEs trade online
The online consumer spend is projected to grow to €13 billion by 2020.
Amazon lets users fill up their shopping carts via Twitter hashtags
By using the hashtag #AmazonCart, Twitter users can add items they wish to purchase later to their Amazon shopping cart.
Want your very own masterpiece? Now you can buy one online
Here are just some of the beautiful works of art now available from the National Gallery of Ireland.
Twitter could soon let you buy goods directly from tweets
The feature will display goods in both your news feed, similar to how Promoted Tweets are displayed, which users can view and purchase directly.
EU Consumer Centre receives 72,000 complaints in 2012
Tonio Borg, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy said the results demonstrates the increasing tendency to shop online.
2.6 million Irish spend €116 per month shopping online
The Digital Hub Development Agency’s annual report says the Irish are above average in terms of ecommerce purchases.
More Irish people now shopping online - survey
Those living in Dublin are more likely to look to the net for a bargain.
Tesco, Ryanair and UPC come bottom of the social networking table
A new study has found that some big brands have no social media features on their eCommerce sites at all, while others, like HMV, Amazon and Irish site Elverys are making the most of the likes of Facebook and Twitter.