eStore.com.au, formerly known as City Software which started life as a mail order IT retailer is planning an aggressive acquisition strategy to take over local online companies to boost the company’s reach and range of products in 2011.
Google has declared 2010 as the year of the Aussie online shopper after announcing the first ever Australian Brand Zeitgeist, a look at the “hottest advertising campaigns and brand names in 2010” based on Google searches in Australia.
Cafe2U, the Australian mobile coffee franchise has been awarded a bronze medal at the 2010 CSR Golden Bean Roasting Competition in the coffee chain category, the first mobile coffee chain to win the accolade.
Harvey Norman plans to launch a China-based retail website to circumvent the Government’s GST legislation have been called a hoax, after Harvey Norman chairman Gerry Harvey announced the plan yesterday.
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.
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.
Two thirds of Australians are planning to spend less on gifts, sale shopping and family entertainment this Christmas, according to a new survey by finance comparison website Mozo.com.au.
October’s Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI) remained flat in October after contracting for ten consecutive months, suggesting retail spending has hit a plateau prior to the the Christmas retail period.
Australian online retailer City Software today announced it is changing its name to eStore. The new name is reflective of the company’s move over the years from selling primarily software to selling over 15,000 quality IT, technology and digital products today.
Rather than waiting for the “good old times” to come back, it really is time for retailers to adapt to a new reality. In some market segments trading conditions will remain tough and may deteriorate further.
