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Online Retail

F-Commerce: Is Facebook The New Shop Of The Future?

March 8, 2011

I have loved reading since I learned the skill at a place called school. I remember hiding under the blankets with my bedside lamp reading books about tropical island adventures and pirates as soon as the coast was clear after my parents had inflicted the “lights out” regime every night at the prescribed hour.

To enhance my [...]

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The True Costs Of Website Downtime: Interview With Mark Randall From RackSpace

February 23, 2011

Quite often companies nickel and dime the hosting of the website. 10 years ago when the web was still young and websites were an option rather than a necessity you may have got away with this approach. In 2011 with online stores being a major source of income having a website go down and be [...]

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90 Million Reasons Why Your Online Store Should Be On eBay: Video Interview With Jenny Thomas From eBay

February 15, 2011

A lot of people don’t realize that eBay now sells primarily new products on its site with over 75% of all sales being new goods. Despite it’s humble origins over 15 years ago in 1995 as an online auction store eBay offers another distribution channel for online retailers to sell their goods in a trusted eCommerce [...]

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Why An iPhone App Is Vital For Your Online Store and 5 Ways To Market It

January 4, 2011

Are you forgetting to market your website and online store utilizing the fastest growing trend on the web? 
Mobile internet can no longer be ignored if you want to be a serious player on the digital landscape. 
The Apple iPad is the fastest selling technology product in history and it is projected by 2015 that over 10 billion mobile devices that [...]

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Are Online Stores Stealing Sales From Physical Stores?

December 21, 2010

I was contacted recently by the Federal government Treasury department about a post titled “Is Online Retail About to Explode in Australia” which I had written last year. The question I was asked was  about the source of the graph showing the growth and volume of overseas online transactions. I suspect the reason for the inquiry would have been [...]

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Online Retail Shopping Threatens Traditional Store Revenues

October 5, 2010

I was hanging out with a colleague of mine the other day and a courier knocked on the door with this huge box.
I signed for the parcel and noticed it was a suspension part weighing 25kg … I also noticed that it had been shipped from the UK for his high performance sports car that he likes [...]

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Who Are The Top 5 Online Retailers That Are Growing At 977 Percent?

May 7, 2010

Online retail is picking up pace in Australia with sales for 2010 predicted to exceed $20 Billion  for the first time this year.
I thought it would be worth having a look at the growth rate of the top online retailers to see what is happening in the market.
In this article we will look at the top 5 and [...]

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