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If a large number of people access video reviews or trailers at the same time, this can really slow down websites, and as we all know, poor performance can often be a deal-breaker for Christmas shoppers.&#8221; A recent report by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vertical-leap.co.uk\/blog\/Online-Christmas-spending-to-rise-by-10-in-the-UK.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Deloitte&#8217;s<\/a> predicts that UK online spending will rise by 10% this Christmas compared with last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like any addiction, Hostway hosting provider thinks that massive adoption of video previews could cost online retailers millions of pounds this holiday season. 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