Tablets are working for UK retailers' online sites

The explosive growth in hand-held computing devices is proving to be good news for UK online retailers looking to sell overseas, according to a survey commissioned by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

The explosive growth in hand-held computing devices is proving to be good news for UK online retailers looking to sell overseas, according to a survey commissioned by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

US advertising giant Google may not be doing much for the UK's tax income - according to press reports it clocked up sales of £2.1bn in the UK last year but paid a mere £5m in tax to the UK tax man - but its search engine is proving very successful in driving international customers to UK retailers' web sites, the survey indicates.

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