Free delivery crushes BigBrownBox.com.au? « eCommerce Report
Free delivery crushes BigBrownBox.com.au?The recent massive growth in Australians shopping online hasn’t saved online appliances retailer BigBrownBox.com.au.Publicly listed Thorn Ltd (formerly known as Radio Rentals) has announced its investment in Big Brown Box will be exited by March 2011.
The local daily deals market continues to grow, with group-buying site Jump On It receiving $5 million in funding from global player LivingSocial.The development comes as the group buying scene in Australia becomes even more saturated, with a group of larger players including Jump On It, Cudo, Spreets and Scoopon all fighting it out for their share of the market.Jump On It scores $5 million investment from LivingSocial, takes over local operations - Business news, business advice and information for Australian SMEs | SmartCompany
Ten lessons for SMEs from Australia's web usage boom - Business news, business advice and information for Australian SMEs | SmartCompany
Small businesses can no longer ignore the signs pushing them towards operating online, with new figures from the Australian Media and Communications Authority showing even the most infrequent surfers are spending at least one hour a day, every day on the internet.
Power Retail – Australia's News and Information Resource for the Online and Multichannel Retail Community » Archive » Case Profile: Appliances Online
While some products lend themselves particularly well to selling online, others such as refrigerators, washing machines and hot water systems are the last you think would be readily available to buy in a matter of clicks. Yet, Appliances Online manages to successfully retail appliances and white goods (with an average sale value of $900) to over 60,000 customers nationwide and keep its customers coming back for more!
Who is the biggest player on the hot group buying market in Australia? Comparative research. « Blog – Altima Interactive Australia
After the phenomenal success of GroupOn, new group buying (group purchasing) web sites had started to appear virtually every day. It is extremely hot trend and even in Australia we have many of them. One day I asked myself, who is the leader of this market? Who close deals more often, attract more consumers and get highest volume of the transaction? So when I got some spare time, I conducted a small research to answer this questions and find out more insights.
Carsales.com buys online auction site OZtion - Business news, business advice and information for Australian SMEs | SmartCompany
Australia's second largest online auction site, OZtion, has been sold for the second time in just over two years, with online classifieds giant Carsales.com acquiring the business for $1.1 million.Carsales.com bought OZtion from Melbourne-based listed media company Jumbuck Entertainment, which is now concentrating on mobile entertainment products, specifically chat services.
WIPO shuts down 1saleaday.com.au - Software - Technology - News - iTnews.com.au
WIPO shuts down 1saleaday.com.auBy Negar Salek on Oct 22, 2010 9:57 AM (8 hours ago)Filed under Software Customers left in the lurch after trademark dispute.The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has stepped in to effectively force the shutdown of an Australian e-tailer, following a trademark dispute with a U.S. company of the same name.Complaints by US discount e-tailer 1SaleAday to WIPO have forced the operators of 1SaleADay.com.au to shut up shop, leaving customers in the lurch with unfulfilled orders.
Forget donning that balaclava and rummaging through rubbish bins. These days the Internet makes sneaking around, gathering your competitive intelligence, super-easy to do. Fiona Mackenzie offers up some exceedingly simple insider secrets to get you started.Six ways to spy on your online competitors (without getting caught) | Anthill Magazine
