eCommerce

A new web hosting and eCommerce solutions provider has opened for business, with Ingenyes specifically designed to give SMBs an easy introduction to the online world.

Shoes of Prey, the online business that lets you design your own shoes, inspired a new Aussie business that lets you design your own jewellery – Style Rocks.

The most successful web and mobile businesses deliver a superior customer experience, fail to do this and your profits will suffer. Follow these five web and mobile best practices to gain market share for your business.

Consumers will spend more of their online dollars with UK retailers over the next month, PayPal says, as the local dollar continues to strengthen against the British pound.

eBay has enjoyed yet another year of strong results, bolstered by rising PayPal membership numbers and strong Christmas figures, as consumers continue to show a desire to spend online.

With eCommerce growing at break neck speed, small businesses need to focus on being niche and unique to succeed against bigger competitors. Ivan Lim, founder of new online suit start-up Vinspi, tells Dynamic Business how he’s leveraged his niche idea and is marketing it to a huge online audience.

Despite all the hype about online shopping taking money away from local businesses, a new study has found close to 70 percent of local small businesses aren’t losing any sleep over threats posed by the internet.

In his first-ever visit to Australia, Zappos.com CEO and eCommerce guru Tony Hsieh has signed on to present at two Business Chicks workshops.

Twenty-twelve is shaping up as a year of digital change for the small business and retail industries, and SMBs must be on top of upcoming trends if they want to stay ahead of the competition.

Many Australian online retailers celebrated their busiest online shopping period ever last month, with PayPal reporting some established local retailers are beginning to fight back against international competition.

The two young entrepreneurs behind fast-growing local tech start-up BigCommerce spoke to editor Jen Bishop about their plans to help Aussie SMEs sell online.

A Google boss talks about how technology at work is undergoing a fundamental shift into more flexible, collaborative, online ways of working.

Bricks and mortar retailers can simply no longer ignore the growth of online shopping. Rather than fight it, look at the many opportunities it brings.

Google expects shopping-related search traffic to skyrocket in the lead-up to Christmas, as Australians do their online research before heading to stores or placing orders online.

A new e-marketplace has been launched to facilitate online trading and networking in the gift and homewares industry.

Christmas is just six weeks away now, making it the ideal time to ensure your business is ready to take advantage of the festive rush in spending. So, Google’s put together this list of five tips for “mobilising” your business in time for 25 December.

BigCommerce is celebrating a milestone this week, announcing that it now powers over 20,000 online stores which have generated more than $350 million worth of sales.

As online businesses flourish and more traditional retailers expand their selling floor online, finding an efficient way to deal with the back-end process of online sales has become increasingly important. Dynamic Business talks to eStore Logistics co-founder Leigh Williams about the options available to SMEs.

Google data released today shows 2011 will be the biggest year yet for online retail, with a 29 percent increase in shopping related searches year-on-year – and retailers need to think mobile to meet consumer demands.

MYOB and PayPal have announced a new eCommerce solution allowing small business to establish a free website and accept online payments within an hour.