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In the last trading days before Christmas, John Lewis has seen an increase in sales of 4.3% compared to last year, despite the ongoing poor weather.
Christmas Day, a day traditionally absolved from the excessive seasonal spending, could see consumers parting with up to £153m, according to analysis from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG).
Amazon has topped ForeSee's annual list of the best and worst online retailers, with overall customer satisfaction increasing slightly, and the performance of UK websites flagging far behind US websites.
British Airways is believed to have suffered a loss of between £8m and £10m profit each day during the current bad weather, according to reports.
Research In Motion, the Canadian owner of the BlackBerry mobile phone brand, has posted record results for the third quarter of 2010 - with the greatest recorded number of handsets sold, and profit and revenue up.
Official retail figures for November show internet sales at an all-time high, accounting for 10.5% of total retails sales in the UK - up 2.6 percentage points year on year.
A second cold snap will be disastrous for retailers in the run-up to Christmas, particularly in the south, as shoppers of habit will be unable to reach their favoured shopping haunts, new research suggests.
Retailers have chosen to gamble on having too little, rather than too much stock this Christmas, and websites are failing to drive sales, new research suggests.
One in five online shoppers would follow brands in social media in return for special deals, according to new research.
Online grocery shoppers are less likely to react to marketing promotions compared to those in the supermarket, while mobile sites remain largely sub-standard, new research suggests.
