PESA Professional eBay and eCommerce Sellers Association InternetConference - Gold Coast June 2012 

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Some notes and statistics over the last few months on eCommerce and Online Retailing in Australia

How time flies. I recently noticed that its over three months since my last update, so here one is. Once again my thoughts, learnings and experiences over the last few months.

I have formed an opinion that the Online Retailing landscape continues to evolve rapidly (duh who doesn’t) and changers every three months.  Factors that appear to affect this are:

A natural increase in online shoppers

The rapid evolution of cloud solutions and drop in costs and barriers to entry in entering the online space are dropping (Shopify, Big Commerce, Volusion, Neto, Epages come to mind amongst others).

More sellers are creating online offerings therefore more competition than ever from local and international online retailers. International competition continues to increase as more retailers abroad vie for Australian dollars from local consumers. The uncertain economic landscape in Australia (and the world for that matter), and more so called experts and "eCommerce consultants" and full service agencies are popping up like wild mushrooms. There is a 12% increase in online spending according to Forrester (not sure if this is Australian or International).                                                                                         

more.....

Australian Retail's Slide into Complacency | BNET

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Thanks to the Internet, Australia’s largest retailers are being exposed to even larger competitors with bigger buying power. Maybe it’ll be the wake-up call to jolt them out of a world of cosy deals and face the rest of the world head on.

Australian Retail's Slide into Complacency | BNET

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Australian consumer ecommerce market lagging - Marketing Magazine

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Frost & Sullivan have identified the Australian consumer ecommerce market as being undeveloped and lagging both the US and UK markets by approximately three years.The market is expected to reach $12 billion for the 2010 calendar year. This figure excludes online services such as online ticketing and events, travel, music downloads and financial services. It equates to per capita expenditure of approximately $536 per year, which is slightly behind the US and UK markets.

Australian consumer ecommerce market lagging - Marketing Magazine

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Marks & Spencer | Media | Press releases | International | M&S expands online international delivery to 73 new countries

Figures show that French shoppers are keenest on M&S underwear, with sales of Magic Knickers stronger in France than anywhere else outside of the UK.Australia is hot on the heels of France, with pants there being delivered to the furthest corners of the country, from the Daintree Rainforest to the Western Australia goldfields.

Marks & Spencer | Media | Press releases | International | M&S expands online international delivery to 73 new countries

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Search Engine Usage and Trends in Australia - Statistics & Figures 2009 |SEO Sydney Blog | Search Engine Optimisation News & Jobs in Australia

Search Engine Room (www.searchengineroom.com.au)  had their annual conference today, there are already some nice blogposts on the event. Apologies to those who expected to meet up with me I just couldn't make it.

There is a great post from SEOSydney blog on the current state of search engine use in Australia

Search Engine Usage and Trends in Australia - Statistics & Figures 2009 |SEO Sydney Blog | Search Engine Optimisation News & Jobs in Australia

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