Latest News from Rakuten’s Play.com

Below you can find out all about Rakuten's Play.com recent activities and the media stories surrounding them.

December 2012:

Digital Strategy Consulting - UK leads world for online shopping

Retail Systems - Brits top online shopping survey

The Drum - 40% of adults and 62% of 18-24 year olds use their mobile phone to update social media

Mobile Marketing - Ofcom: mobile devices make up a sixth of all web traffic

MarketingWeek.co.uk - We are a nation of high tech shoppers

Internet Retailing - E-commerce more popular in the UK than any other country

Huffington Post - Christmas shopping alone? Social shopping apps will keep you company

Feeds Floor - 40% of adults and 62% of 18-24 year olds use their mobile phone to update social media

Computer Business Review - UK leads the way in mobile data and internet shopping: expert reaction

November 2012:

Integrated Retailer - Exclusive interview: Rakuten's Play.com- leading us towards the borderless global marketplace

Huffington Post - #LoveLifestyle competition: moustache mug and straw for Movember

Retail Week - Movember Madness grips retail

Handbag.com - The fifty effect: erotica more popular than prized literature since October

Female First - Erotic Novels more popular than award-winning literature

Retail Bulletin - Rakuten finds erotic novels are more popular than award-winning literature

Daily Mail online - What the Dickens? Erotic fiction is now 4,000% more popular than high quality literature as passion for 'mummy porn' sees off the classics

MaireClaire.co.uk - Erotic fiction is now 4000 percent more popular than high quality literature by the likes of Dickens or Austen

All Voices - Erotic fiction is now 4,000% more popular than high quality literature

CultHub - Erotic novels are more popular than award-winning literature

Her.ie - Erotic stories more popular than award-winning books

Booktrade.info - Erotic fiction is now 4,000% more popular than high quality literature

New York Daily News - Erotic fiction way more popular than man booker winners

Yahoo! Lifestyle - Top 10 erotic fiction novels - but Fifty Shades fails to bag the top slot

Salford Online - Erotic Novels more popular than award-winning literature

 

October 2012:

The Drum - Rakuten's Play.com announces branded e-shop platform

Retail Week - Play.com launches online marketplace

The Marketing Blog - Empowering retailers large and small by allowing them to create their own branded e-shops with Rakuten's Play.com

Retail Systems - Rakuten's Play.com launches marketplace

August and September 2012:

Female First - Win Avengers Assemble DVD

Heart.co.uk - Win Avengers Assemble on DVD!

Loughborough Echo - Win a trip to New York for Comic Con 2013!

Net Imperative - How much is a like worth? Play.com Facebook fans ‘spend 24% more’

MyCustomer.com - Has Play.com cracked the power of a Facebook like?

New Media Age - Play.com: '£2m in sales via Facebook'

The Marketing Blog - Rakuten's Play.com quantifies the power of a like on Facebook

Mobile Entertainment - Play.com Facebook page accounted for sales of £2m in 2011

Internet Retailing - Play.com customers spent 2million through Facebook in 2011

The Drum - Engaged Facebook fans spend 24% longer on websites and spend 30% more, Play.com finds

Marketing Week - Play.com's Facebook friends spend 24% more

Retail Week - Play.com achieved £2m sales from Facebook

Econsultancy - Play.com's Facebook fans spend 24% more than non-fans

Liverpool Daily Post - Online Retailer Play.com creates 55 jobs in Wirral

Wirral News - Online Retailer Play.com creates 55 jobs in Wirral

Retail Digital - Rakuten's Linkshare UK network sees 65% growth for same store sales

Silobreaker.com - Play.com move contact centre to UK