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Archive for January, 2011

Merchant Monday 31st January

Another Monday brings another Merchant Monday, a regular feature where we introduce you to a selection of new SecureTrading merchants who have gone live with us in the past 7 days.
It’s Monday which means only one thing – Merchant Monday time! This week includes an interesting mix of merchants that have recently gone live with [...]

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SecureTrading Survey: Christmas 2010

In the run up to Christmas 2010 the media was full of stories predicting a bumper period for online merchants, but the latest figures show the UK economy actually shrank in the last quarter of 2010. Our results show that SecureTrading merchants certainly had a record Cyber Monday, but we want to know the bigger picture and [...]

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How latest Lush data breach could have been avoided

The news that a selection of Lush customers who shopped at its online store between October and January have had their card details stolen shows that retailers need more support in understanding the protection of cardholder data. Problems like this not only do potential long-term damage to a strong and successful brand, but are also completely avoidable…

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Merchant Monday January 24th

Monday is upon us yet again. This only means one thing, Merchant Monday time of course! For those of you who don’t regularly read the blog, Merchant Monday is a weekly feature which we bring to your attention a selection of SecureTrading merchants who have gone live in the last week.
And what do we have [...]

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How to encourage repeat transactions

Repeat purchases are great; you don’t have to fork out money to attract new customers and it reassures you that you are doing something right.

Some of the more obvious things that influence the chance of a repeat purchase are product choice and stock availability, the website’s design and usability and its customer service. But what else is there? What is less obvious?

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Merchant Monday January 17th

Another Monday brings Merchant Monday, a regular feature where we introduce you to a selection of new SecureTrading merchants who have gone live with us in the past 7 days.
First up is YOGOego, an online fashion and beauty store that offers a comprehensive range of quality brands and own label products. They also have first [...]

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Merchant Monday January 10th

After a short break Merchant Monday is back! If you’re new to this feature, Merchant Monday is a regular feature where we introduce you to a selection of new SecureTrading merchants who have gone live with us in the last week.
So what goodies do we have for you this week?
With the Christmas break feeling like [...]

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