eCommerce

The ATO has today announced the extension of information sharing powers for Phoenix and Trust Taskforces, aiming to tackle Australia’s phoenix businesses and misused trust structures.

A new study by Internet.org has examined the state of global internet connectivity, revealing that 2015 will see 3 billion online.

The Index revealed Consumer Sentiment rose to 100.7 points in February, an 8 per cent rise from the 93.2 points registered in January. This is the highest level the Index has seen in the past 12 months.

Like a bulldozer through a forest, for the last decade online retail has been charging forwards demolishing any pundit or cynic who dares stand in its way.

Personal banking customers experienced a 1.1 per cent rise in satisfaction in the last 12 months, pushing satisfaction levels recorded in the Roy Morgan Research Consumer Banking Satisfaction Report to an almost 18-year high.

Released as the traditional two-month holiday spending period comes to an end, the real-time data reveals that online sales during this time have gone up by over 20 per cent from the 2013-14 season.

Having an online store is a good achievement in keeping up with the trends of selling online, but what are the secrets to making your store run effectively? These days it is not enough just to be online, we have to dig deeper into what makes users click.

Australians are making plans to secure their future as the nation’s consumer confidence dips sharply.

Once small businesses are able to find their sweet spot, – in terms of price, product and service – there’s no stopping small online retailers from punching above their weight.

The Australian seafood industry is to benefit from the China Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed yesterday, according to the Seafood Trade Advisory Group (STAG).

55 per cent of shoppers admitted to in-store browsing before buying from online competitors, highlighting the need for retailers to offer goods and services on various platforms.

Whether it is to connect with your audience better, or to choose the right channels to market your content through, here are some of the most effective tools that you too can be benefiting from.

For those who have long desired to make their own pizza toppings, there is a new mobile application allowing customers to design and market new pizzas while keeping a slice of the profits.

Online marketing is great for small businesses, but like everything, it has to be done right.

The lack of women in IT roles is leading some firms to favour highly qualified female applicants over their male competitors in a bid to better spread opportunity and workplace diversity.

A new Productivity Commission report has found the cost of doing business in the Australian retail sector is inflated by inefficient red tape and a number of anti-competitive restrictions.

An ASIC report has been analysed by commercial credit reporting bureau CreditorWatch, and the findings have identified key learnings that may benefit SMEs and business owners.

The banking industry is set to face new competitive disruption as it scrambles to preserve its stake in the growing mobile payments market. New figures show that worldwide mobile payments are expected to increase by nearly 61 per cent to 47 billion transactions by 2015.

A recent survey commissioned by NBN Co, the government-owned enterprise delivering the National Broadband Network (NBN), has revealed that one in ten Australians surveyed would work from home if they had faster broadband.

Startup Blueprint, a startup program driven by PayPal and Braintree, will offer Australian tech startups the opportunity to monetize business and connect with 152 million active account holders.