Tag: Online Retail

Two thirds of eBay’s top 3000 sellers say they’re confident this Christmas will be their busiest yet.

Kaeho.com.au is taking on its international competitors by allowing customers to order a range of clothes in different sizes to try on at home, before returning any items they don’t like for free.

In the wake of the online retail revolution, consumers are demanding more from their shopping experience, making it essential that retailers operate in multiple channels.

Online entrepreneur Ruslan Kogan has issued a challenge to his big bricks and mortar retail competitors, in the belief he delivers Australia’s cheapest electronics.

One can easily describe the current retail market as “it was the best of times; it was the worst of times”. On one hand, retailers are being slammed from a number of directions, but on the other, internet activity has doubled in the last 4 years and will directly contribute $70 billion to the economy within 5 years.

The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has found AquaDepot Imports engaged in resale price maintenance by refusing to supply an online retailer which discounted products below a specified price.

Poor customer service is losing Australian businesses customers, particularly to the online space, according to Timothy Millett, director of training and development for i perform.

Ecommerce is increasingly becoming a vital component of business strategy in Australia. In today’s digital age competition not only comes from local businesses but global websites as well.

Online ‘presale’ shopping is expected to double in 2011, with presale shopping portal Lasoo.com.au recording a record 5.6 million product interactions in December last year, with the exponential growth of online pre-shopping expected to continue in 2011.

Appliances Online won a swag of awards last night at the inaugural Online Retailer Industry Awards (ORIAs) including the the highly coveted Best Pure Play Online Retailer award.