The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium have found that online sales grew in October, after falling back in September. Sales of non-food non-store items, primarily from internet sales, grew by 11.5% in October compared to the previous year. This is stronger than the growth in September, when sales had increased by 10% year on year.

Total sales grew for the fifth month in a row, with online sales being one of the considerable factors in increased sales. Despite the growth, overall spending in the retail sector has decreased by 0.6% year on year but is expected to increase in the run up to Christmas.

The Christmas period is one of the most important times of the year for retailers, and with the high street struggling it’s more important than ever for companies to have the ability to sell their goods online. Selling online is no longer just for large business as even small and medium sized retailers are now revamping their websites and implementing ecommerce web design so that they can reach customers all over the world.

Using the services of a digital design agency such as The Distance can help your company gain valuable business during the festive period. Installing ecommerce platforms such as Magento can be done in a matter of days, so your website could be ready to start receiving orders in time for you to benefit both during Christmas and beyond.

Magento is one of the most popular platforms for ecommerce, as unlike bespoke platforms, you’re not tied to a single designer. Many big name businesses choose this software as the ideal solution for their business and due to how easy it is to customise, you usually cannot tell if someone is using the software. If you want more information on how the Distance can help you, visit thedistance.co.uk for more details on their services and previous clients.

So with this being the situation you would imagine that there’d be a lot less trouble now than there was then if the children have got much more things to be keeping themselves occupied. Nonetheless it seems that the fast growing gang culture that’s spreading around the country like wildfire is inciting young children to take to the streets and bring about as much chaos as possible.

Why this is happening, people can’t quite understand seeing as there are things like the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii which the youth of our generation need to keep themselves occupied and also if the products aren’t enough for them then they also have some of the wonders which Apple have introduced to the world. The likes of the iPhone, iPod plus last but not least the iPad have all recently been made available in the United Kingdom and are among the 100 and one things which the youth of today have to keep themselves entertained.

Parents on the other hand might be reluctant to buy their children and iPad or even an iPhone as they cost a great deal money yet they are rather fragile at the same time. If for example you did purchase an iPad you might check one of the numerous iPad insurance comparison sites and you never know you might find the right iPad cover policy to make sure that you have got some kind of iPad cover, because you don’t want to be wandering the streets with a £400 gadget and not have any kind of cover for it.

The new HTC Sensation XE is a result of the strategic partnership between HTC and Beats Electronics, which is set to create a new benchmark for mobile audio.  Phones 4u is pleased to not only be able to offer its customers the HTC Sensation XE earlier than everyone else, but is thrilled to be able to offer HTC’s original flagship multimedia device, the HTC Sensation exclusively in white from 1^st October.

The HTC Sensation XE is HTC’s first device to launch its Beats proposition since it announced its strategic partnership with Beats Electronics in August of this year.  Available with bundled Beats headphones, the HTC Sensation XE is the only smartphone tuned for BeatsAudio, ensuring you can enjoy music or movies with studio-like sound quality.

Scott Hooton, Trading Director at Phones 4u said: “As HTC and Beats work together to create a more advanced mobile audio experience for consumers, Phones 4u are delighted to be partnering with HTC to provide our customers with innovative and groundbreaking new technology that will provide them with unbeatable sound quality on their smartphones, before anyone else.  Beats by Dr. Dre is a youthful and exciting brand our core demographic can identify with.  With a superior multimedia experience being on the top of our customers’ wish lists, we’re looking forward to a successful launch of the Sensation XE at Phones 4u!”

In addition to the HTC Sensation XE, Phones 4u will be bolstering its range of HTC smartphone offerings as it secures another HTC lead to market on the HTC Radar™ with Windows® Phone in white.  Phones 4u sees Windows OS as a huge opportunity for Q4 and beyond, and will be investing significantly in this category both in store and in training Phones 4u staff on the new operating system.  As a result, the HTC Radar will be a hero product for Phones 4u in store from 1^st October, where it will feature in hero POS across all stores and its own demo hub across 150 of Phones 4u’s top stores.

“Our customers want the very best and latest in mobile technology, and so its important that we’re able to offer them only the very best smartphone range, the very latest technology and value for money.  Our ongoing and successful working relationship with HTC means we’ve been able to add even more great smartphone exclusives to our widest ever range of exclusive white devices we’ll be offering across contract and prepay this quarter, giving Phones 4u a real point of difference as we enter the Christmas period,” said Hooton.

The HTC Sensation XE will be available from Phones 4u stores and online from 1st October free from £36 a month on a choice of networks.  The HTC Sensation in white will be available only at Phones 4u from 1^st October also, free from £31 a month on a choice of networks.  The HTC Radar in white will be available at Phones 4u from October, free from £26 a month on a choice of networks.

Key Features of the HTC Sensation XE

• Based on the industry leading HTC Sensation
  • 4.3” qHD screen with contoured glass
  • 8MP rear-facing camera with dual LED flash and AF
  • HTC Watch service
  • HTC Sense 3.0
• Increased battery life with 1730mAh battery
• 1.5GHz dual core processor (vs 1.2 GHz dual core of HTC Sensation)
• Premium industrial design incorporating beats branding
• Pre-installed 16GB microSD card
• The exclusive Beats by Dr. Dre in-ear headphones feature a remote control, allowing you to pause, play or skip through tracks and answer/end calls while the phone is in your pocket

Key Features of the HTC Radar with Windows Phone

• Windows Phone 7 OS
• 3.8-inch SLCD screen
• Multi-touch input method
• 5 MP built in VGA camera with face detection, geo-tagging and HTC Photo Enhancer
• 1Ghz Processor
• HTML5 support
• People Hub from Windows Phone
• HTC Watch
• Mobile gaming with Xbox LIVE®
• Social Network Integration
• MP3 player

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Nic Forster / Nic.Forster@colombus-communications.com / 020 7792 7458

About Phones 4u

Phones 4u is an independent mobile retailer, offering all networks and handset brands and market leading choice and value. It is part of the Staffordshire-based 4u Group, and the Group CEO is Tim Whiting. Leading the way in the mobile industry through its excellent customer service, award-winning advertising and differentiated in-store experience, Phones 4u has over 550 stores and is still growing. It has recently completed a refresh of its entire store estate, with the focus now on interactivity and making the product the hero.  Phones 4u employs circa 6,000 people.

Media Contact Details

Name: Nic Forster
Company Name: Phones 4u
Telephone Number: 020 7792 7458
Email: Nic.Forster@colombus-communications.com

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