Social media exerts influence on consumer purchasing
Australians are continuing their rapid adoption of social media, which is now having a considerable influence on their purchasing decisions.
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Driving Business Online at AFENDS
In the final of the Driving Business Online case study series, AFENDS founders Declan Wise and Jonathan Salfield reveal how the internet turned their small screen printing business into a streetwear fashion label.
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Retail versus Online – the gloves are off!
Borders, Angus and Robertson, Williams and now the 23 year old, Colorado chain all closing their doors – what is happening to retail in Australia? To survive today’s challenging economic conditions and successfully fight the onslaught of online shopping – bricks and mortar retailers need to re-invent the way they do business.
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Scoopon completes largest growth capital investment in Australian e-commerce sector
Australia’s number one online retailing group, CatchOfTheDay, which operates leading e-commerce sites CatchOfTheDay.com.au and Scoopon.com.au, has closed an investment for a minority stake in the company from New York-based Tiger Global Management and a group of leading Australian businessmen including James Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings…
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Top 10 website do’s and don’ts
Rishad Sukhia, a director and co‐founder of Australian digital agency Brightlabs, is still regularly surprised how little time, effort and thought go into many company websites. He offers his tips for creating a killer website.
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PayPal scam email targets Australian small businesses
Paypal scam emails are doing the rounds of Australian small businesses with scammers seeking to gain your PayPal login details to take money from the PayPal account you use for business.
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ebay labels retailers’ call for GST on imported goods “an unfair attack on consumers”
eBay has criticised calls by Australian retailers to reduce the GST threshold applied to imported goods purchased online, labelling it as an unfair attack on Australian consumers, particularly considering the phenomenal growth of Aussie retailers online.
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Australian retailers account for majority of online shopping spend
Australians shopping online spend more on purchases from local retailers than they do on purchases from overseas retailers despite the increasing strength of the Aussie dollar.
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How do you create an online retail store?
Creating an online retail website is the easy part, making sure you integrate it properly with your existing retail store and are able to service your customers effectively is where things get tricky, so we got the low down on creating an online retail store.
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Web Ninja joins Attaché to ‘ninja’ e-commerce
Australia’s online businesses now have access to increased e-commerce functionality, with Attaché Software announcing its recent partnership with Web Ninja.
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Social media generates more online revenue
Australian SMBs using social media as part of their online business strategy have higher revenue returns from their websites, according to a new survey.
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Online retail to grow 40 percent by 2012
Online retail is expected to grow by 40 percent by 2012 according to research released alongside the Online Retailer Expo and Conference in Sydney.
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Australian e-commerce platform launches for SMEs
Domain Hosting Shop Tuesday announced the commercial release of their revolutionary new e-commerce software, Spiffy Stores.
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Comodo’s HackerProof gets an upgrade
Comodo, the company probably best known for their PC software firewall solutions has announced the latest version of their HackerProof solution for e-commerce merchants.
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Australian Online Retail Industry Awards announced
For the first time in Australia, the who’s who of the e-retail industry will converge for one spectacular night as the Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAs) capture centre stage in Sydney on Wednesday, 7 July, later this year.
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Protect your business from online fraud
Online business offers numerous benefits, but also opens up a range of online fraud risks. Here are some of the dangers of online business and the security measures to protect your business effectively and affordably. Problems such as computer viruses, spam emails, identity theft and online fraud get frequent and lurid coverage in the mainstream [...]
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Designing a website for your business
Looking to create a successful website that generates hits? Read on to find out about designing a website, and learn how to search engine optimise. Design-intensive websites with loads of content are often seen by business owners as important elements of a successful website. But, according to Fred Schebesta, managing director of Freestyle Media online [...]
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