Ecommerce
Ex-Google exec seeks to stamp out ad-blocker software
You WILL view those adverts
Witch hunt: Etsy bans sale of magical spells, "metaphysical community" up in arms
Policy change comes without date or official warning for mages and warlocks
New EU Data Protection Regulation will drive internet businesses 'out of Europe'
Digital business organisation IAB Europe warns that 'blunt and indiscriminate' regulation threatens 'data-driven advertising' in Europe
Twitter banning 10 million porn-peddling accounts
Is move to clean up its accounts a bid to attract more advertisers?
Marks & Spencer picks Cloudera to boost data analytics capabilities
M&S wanted a strategic partner that could help it to build an analytics hub and complement its in-house capabilities
Argos to use [24]7's predictive analytics to target wavering online customers with sales chat
Argos head of digital innovation Neil Tinegate claims the system will recreate the in-store experience online
EU to investigate barriers to e-commerce in Europe
EU action to open up cross-border e-commerce in Europe comes two months after new VAT rules that hit small online traders
Hipsters welcome: Democratising analytics at M&S has many aims, including attracting top tech talent
Head of enterprise analytics Pete Williams explains why he's rolling out self-service analytics
Computing retail data roundtable - delegates' key take-aways
Collecting the right data, and using it in the right ways
Ocado to sign first deal for its Ocado Smart Platform technology as it recruits 150 developers
Next phase in Ocado's expansion plan will see the company sell its core technology platform overseas
Shoe retail chain Office decommissions servers after security breach
ICO says firm is making sure the issues around data breach are resolved
Oracle acquires Datalogix
Companies who advertise on Facebook use Datalogix to measure in-store sales generated from their ad campaigns
Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals: warnings on cyber criminal and hacker threats ahead of Christmas retail rush
Consumers warned 'too good to be true' offers are likely to be ploys by cyber criminals and hackers to steal data
Argos picks Paragon HDS to transform home delivery operations
Argos aims to be more efficient after selecting what it felt was most 'advanced and robust' solution
Apples to go - IT director Andy Chalklin on how iPhones and iPads are helping Pret A Manger to provide better service to coffee lovers
Andy Chalklin, director of IT at Pret, explains why he opted for iPhone over Android, and why the firm hasn't jumped into big data
DDoS attacks increase almost four times in size and volume in just one year
Akamai reports a 366 per cent increase in average peak packets per second as DDoS attacks boom in both number and potency
Can I change eBay policy? Yes Icahn!
Stand aside, CEO, and make way for opinionated shareholders - says opinionated shareholder
Net-A-Porter CIO Richard Lloyd-Williams replaced by Betfair's Hugh Fahy
Lloyd-Williams steps down after more than six years and is replaced by Betfair's director of development Fahy
Yahoo acquires app analytics firm Flurry
Company reportedly pays $200m-$300m for startup as display ad revenue falters
Pizza with precision - a taste of Domino's multiplatform strategy
Domino's IT supremo Colin Rees gives Peter Gothard a taste of the multi-platform strategy that will one day enable pizza-lovers to get their favourite food delivered any time, any place
UK has most globalised ICT market in the world, says new report
Report may make life uncomfortable for Theresa May
Kabbee opts for Rackspace ahead of Google, Amazon, Microsoft owing to emphasis on customer service
London minicab firm said other companies were interested only in selling Kabbee a commodity, rather than working in tandem
Morrisons deal "the first of many", according to Ocado - but not in the UK
Exclusive deal with Morrisons precedes migration to the cloud and expansion
Ocado - where sharp-eyed robots go to shop
Behind Ocado's website is a technology operation that includes robotics with artificial vision to go with their artificial intelligence. Technology director Paul Clarke reveals more about Ocado's eye-opening, high-tech developments to Graeme Burton