Etsy opens Melbourne showroom as part of its Australian push: Five things you didn't know about the online marketplace
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Online marketplace Etsy has turned to bricks and mortar with the opening this week of a showroom in Melbourne to increase awareness of the site ahead of further planned growth in Australia.  ...

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eBay to boost usability of Australian site for sellers
Monday, 19 March 2012
eBay will make improvements and upgrades to its Australian site, including changes to its pictures service and fewer insertion fee tiers, in a bid to boost the usability of the site for sellers.  ...

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Windows 8 tablets hit eBay
Thursday, 22 September 2011
The first ever Windows 8 tablet has hit eBay, with buy-it-now prices of $3,500. The Samsung Windows 8 Developer PC was given out by Microsoft to 5,000 app developers, some who have taken the liberty of cashing in on Microsoft's kindness.  ...

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Online retail hits back in Productivity Inquiry, eBay argues import threshold not the issue
Tuesday, 07 June 2011
International online retail giant eBay has hit back at the domestic retail market, warning the low-value import threshold should remain at $1,000 or risk creating a "severe negative impact".  ...

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eBay based pricing models
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Buying some kayaks was phase one in the plan to spend more time outdoors with my family. Phase two was buying some kayak carriers to mount on the roof racks, after discovering that two kayaks are just too wide for the average roof racks. So after looking at ...

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eBay Australia upgrades iPhone app with barcode scanning technology
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Auction house giant eBay Australia has launched an update for its iPhone application in Australia which combines its existing features with barcode scanning technology from an app it acquired last year, allowing users to pre-fill selling information by just ...

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eBay pays $US2.4 billion for online commerce giant GSI
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Internet auction giant eBay has purchased eCommerce management and marketing firm GSI Commerce for a massive $US2.4 billion, with the company attempting to attract more established retailers in the hope of challenging rival Amazon.  ...

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Old dogs, dirty tricks
Monday, 21 March 2011
I would suggest that Graeme Samuel and his fellow watchdogs from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission would want to take a closer look at research released this morning by eBay Australia, which suggests that small online retailers are being held ...

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Suppliers using dirty tricks to restrict online retailers: eBay survey
Monday, 21 March 2011
Australian online retailers are increasingly optimistic about the year ahead despite the difficult trading environment, but are finding themselves at odds with suppliers who don't want to upset their larger clients by dealing with smaller, online-based shops, ...

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Few Australian eBay sellers to benefit from cut in eBay.com listing fees, as decision highlights confusion for local sellers
Friday, 18 March 2011
A relatively small number of Australian eBay users will benefit fee cuts on the eBay.com site, as most Australian sellers operate under a different – and cheaper – fee regime at eBay.com.au.  ...

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Big brands taking over online retail, new figures show
Monday, 14 March 2011
The retail industry is slowly being taken over by larger and more traditional retailers as they start setting up online stores to beat out the smaller competition, new traffic data from Nielsen has revealed.  ...

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Teenager jailed for three years over eBay fraud
Wednesday, 02 March 2011
A teenager who committed several frauds on eBay has been sentenced by a Queensland court to three years in prison after he profited over $40,000 from promising to sell electronic goods and never following through.  ...

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eBay Australia says revenue of top 2,000 sellers grew by 38% in 2010, top seller hits $12.6 million
Monday, 21 February 2011
Online auction and retailing giant eBay says its top 2,000 sellers in Australia recorded revenue growth of 38% during 2010, with the most successful merchant turning over $12 million.  ...

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Government to host online retail forum with nation’s biggest retailers attending
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
The Federal Government will host an online retail summit on February 18 that will include representatives from some of the country's largest online retailers including eBay, PayPal and Deals Direct.  ...

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Facebook valued at over $US50 billion after Goldman Sachs buys stake
Tuesday, 04 January 2011
Facebook is now worth more than $US50 billion, eclipsing the worth of internet giants such as Yahoo and eBay, after Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies pumped a further $US500 million in a new funding round.  ...

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Rescuing retail
Tuesday, 07 December 2010
The retail news is bad – consumer spending is dropping and the remaining customers are going online, eBay is taunting the big retailers who in turn are threatening to set up China-based online stores.  ...

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Google’s growth model is broken: Tony Faure
Tuesday, 07 December 2010
Groupon's apparent decision to rebuff a $6 billion takeover from Google begs many interesting questions, the answers to which will determine how the digital landscape looks a few years from now. If Google cannot acquire the companies that will fuel 'hyper' ...

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Never pay full price again
Friday, 03 December 2010
Overnight a couple of big web deals highlighted again how the retail model is in the process of being completely transformed by technology and the GFC.  ...

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Is it time to start taking Bing seriously?
Friday, 19 November 2010
Something big could be brewing in the world of search.  ...

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How to stay ahead in Google's brave new SEO world
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Six short weeks. That's all it took for Google to completely change the SEO landscape for Australian SMEs.  ...

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