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Online retailers want the government to introduce stiffer penalties for convicted online fraudsters, according to a new study.

Two thirds of retailers questioned in the survey, carried out by prepaid voucher provider 3V and the IMRG, said that harsher punishments would be the single most effective way to combat internet fraud.

US e-commerce sales rose by over a fifth in the second quarter of the year, according to new figures from the Commerce Department.

The period saw online retailers generating adjusted income of $33.6bn, an increase of 6.4% from Q1 and 20.8% from the same period in 2006.  

Britain’s bad weather helped etailers boost sales by 80% last month as more shoppers used the web rather than venture out into the rain.

The IMRG said internet sales increased to a record £4.2bn in July, up from £2.34bn in the same month last year.

I was one of the speakers and attendees at the inaugural eTail UK conference this year in the UK. I scribbled down lots of notes intending to do a series of blog posts based on what I heard and learned.

That was over 2 months ago now… But I thought I’d at least capture a few snippets of interest that I still remember.

Asda, the UK’s second largest supermarket chain, is to massively expand its etailing capacity after admitting it underestimated demand for online shopping.

The Wal-Mart-owned group wants to regain ground on arch-rival Tesco, which dominates the online grocery space.